The sailing vessel Forel, a polar and sub-polar oceanographic research platform
"With an aluminium hull 28.6 m long and 8.5 m wide, FOREL needed a non-slip deck covering. The team decided to use a more environmentally-friendly material than traditional deck coverings: cork...
This natural material will provide FOREL with good thermal insulation, while at the same time alleviating the problems of condensation present in polar environments. Made from cork granules and resins, the cork panels supplied by our partner Seacork consists of 95 % of cork by volume and 60 % by weight. Ecologically speaking, the raw material comes from the bark of cork oaks, which grows back after being harvested from the tree.
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