Our Company

Over the years Jelinek Cork has introduced new and exciting products to vastly different market areas. The automotive industry and engine parts (gaskets, carburetor and level gauge floats), specialty components (for musical instruments, batteries, sporting goods and shoe trades), industrial goods and building products (decorative floor and wall coverings, acoustical, anti-static and insulating materials), granulated cork and cork bark for film and production companies as well as numerous products for the stationery and home improvement markets are but a few of the industries being supplied by the Jelinek Cork Group throughout the world today.

JCG is solely dedicated to the promotion, production and distribution of all cork products. Jelinek Cork specializes and works with cork – from the forest level to the final product – making JCG perhaps the most innovative cork company in the world.

Much of this innovation can be viewed at the company’s showrooms aptly named CorkHouse. There are CorkHouse locations throughout North America, Europe and the UK.

Among Jelinek Cork Group locations is Corticeira Jelinek Portugal, SA (CJP). CJP is a privately held corporation located in the heart of the world cork producing region, in the town of Rio Meão, a short 30 minute drive south from the northern city of Porto in Portugal.  CJP is the central company of the Jelinek Cork Group, supplying cork products throughout the world.  Its business structure is unique among cork companies and stands as one-of-a-kind within the cork industry.

Corticeira Jelinek Portugal controls the quality and availability of raw materials from the forests through to the production floors, to quality control of finished goods, and finally logistical organization and follow through to customer destination.  CJP partners with selected and approved manufacturers, strictly adhering to quality control standards that meet or surpass required specifications.

This combination of services and choice of manufacturing flexibility allows Corticeira Jelinek Portugal to maintain stringent quality control and ethical production practices with the consequence of being among the most price competitive and quality oriented companies within the cork industry.

Logistically Corticeira Jelinek Portugal maintains its own warehouse and offices, strategically located in the cork manufacturing epicenter, staffed by knowledgeable personnel with years of industry experience.  CJP has the capability of shipping products directly to clients anywhere in the world.  Furthermore if clients require reserve inventories held by CJP for future release, those inventories can be stocked either at CJP warehouse in Portugal or at any one of CJP sister companies in Europe or North America.

Corticeira Jelinek Portugal has met twenty-first century business demands by merging effective communication and practices, quality products and services, competitive prices, and logistical support.