Jorge Mendes Pinto de Sá

• We are among the world's largest producers in the cork industry in terms of quantity and quality;
• Family-based, three generations are involved in production processes using modern and competitive management;
• Many years of experience in the cork business;
• Tradition and technology, giving high-level performance: traditional collection and selection of cork in conjunction with the most modern technology available in the sector;
• Innovation guaranteed by R&D highly qualified in technology and human resources. Tests and guarantees the quality of products, improves their characteristics, creates new forms of manufacture,
• invents new products and applications for cork;
• Vertically integrated, we control, make profitable and guarantee the quality of processes, from acquisition and selection of cork to the manufacture and marketing of products;
• As a result of this vertical integration, we offer competitive prices;
• Committed to customers and their loyalty, and we work with them to ensure high performance;
• Diversity of cork products, with a full range of cork stoppers, granulated cork, agglomerated cork, insulation, floor and wall coverings, fabrics and cork speciality products;
• Extensive production capacity, ensuring speed and timely delivery;
• Certifications attest to our real Quality;

• 1924 - At 18 years of age, Mr. Jorge Pinto de Sá starts the business of processing cork, exclusively engaging in the manufacture of natural cork stoppers for sale in the Portuguese market.
• 1955 - Significant increase in exports. Driven by the conquest of new markets, from 1955, the company starts a period of major expansion.
• 1975 - Construction of a new factory, located in an area covering around 20,000 m2, gives new impetus to the development of the company. This new plant significantly increased productive capacity and provided storage for raw materials.
• The company SEDACOR Sociedade Exportadora de Artigos de Cortiça, Lda. is established, with the initial aim of producing and selling cork products not intended for the wine industry.
• 1979 - On 7 June 1979, Mr. Jorge Pinto de Sá “passes the baton” to his children, who have been following the management of the company since they were very young. The limited company Jorge Pinto de Sá, Lda. is then incorporated.
• 1989 - Noting the importance of quality control and the need for Research and Development into new products and processes, a modern laboratory to support the Quality Department is created, and simultaneously the department of R&D.
• 1993 - SEDACOR acquires a waste cork processing plant, thus extending the scope of its activity to granulated and agglomerated cork products. The Pinto de Sá family, owner of the companies Jorge Pinto de Sá, Lda and SEDACOR, Lda, decides to unify the development strategies of both companies, giving rise to JPSCORKGROUP. The creation of the group allowed each company to engage in specialized production and, therefore, the optimization of production processes, with a consequent increase in overall efficiency.
• 1995 - Fruit of strategic thinking, a major investment project begins aimed at streamlining and optimizing existing resources, increasing productivity and productive capacity and diversifying the products manufactured. A 5-year project was drawn up affecting all factories of the group.
• 2000 - Following the strategy of product diversification, a new factory, Sedacor – Unit II, is created for the production of blocks and sheets of agglomerated cork.
• 2001 – Continuing the goal of vertical integration of the group and, in order to control the entire production process, a new plant is built in Ponte de Sor, in the heart of the Portuguese cork forest. This new factory is located on a plot of land with an area of around 60,000 m2. There, raw materials for the various plants are selected and prepared. With this new plant we reinforced the control and traceability of raw materials, providing improved warranties to our customers.
• 2003 – Certification by the new ISO 9001:2002 standard.
• 2004 – Incorporation of a new and revolutionary cork sterilization process into the production process to reduce TCA.
• 2006 – Installation of individual moulding machines for the production of cork stoppers for wine and champagne.
• 2008 – Certification by the new ISO 9001:2008 standard.
• New investments in production and laboratory: acquisition of new GC-MS chromatograph, expansion of the central laboratory, comprehensive modernization of equipment and facilities.
• 2010 - Sedacor develops a pioneer a range of innovative cork fabrics for various applications, including the first football  in Cork, getting the GAPI Award - innovative material of the year for the footwear sector, by  the Footwear Technology Centre of Portugal  (CTCP).
• 2011 – FSC Certification in all units of JPSCorkGroup.
• 2012 - Production of floating floors begins. First presence with  a brand own stand in international events.
• 2013 – Global presentation of new proposals in cork flooring and cork wall covering through the brands DIVINA and Cork My Way.
• 2014 - World release of the first mattresses with cork by “Lusocolchão”, in partnership with Sedacor which developed all the respective cork solutions (interior and exterior).
• 2015 - Sedacor develops, with its partners, the first cork yarn with cotton and receives the “Inova Textil Award” - Innovative Product of the year,  with the product "Cork-to-tex" , from the Technological Institute for the Textile and Clothing business (CITEVE). It’s also finalist for the international award "Future Materials Awards 2015 ", in sustainable products.
• Product Design World Award: Red Dot Award 2015 for the bathroom Sink "Nature", with cork fully developed by Sedacor.
• 2016 - The JPS Group emphasizes investment in Innovation, Production capacity and Internationalization, exporting to over 50 countries around the world.
• Sedacor’s wall coverings and cork fabrics are selected for Home textiles global trends.
• JPS (Jorge Pinto de Sá) launches the new natural cork stopper “JP Natur SP”.
• Sedacor Launches the first cork roll flooring: ”Divina Corkoleum”.

Jorge Pinto de Sá, Lda.

Sedacor I

Sedacor II

Sedacor III

1. Of enormous lightness
2. Impermeable to liquids and gases
3. Elastic and compressible
4. Resilient, with excellent recoverability to original shape after pressure
5. Thermal and acoustic insulation of outstanding capacities
6. Slow combustion
7. Resistant to friction