Amorim Revestimentos: cork floors and current EPD coverage

Who they are

Amorim Revestimentos, S. A. is the flooring arm of Corticeira Amorim, operating globally through Wicanders and Amorim Wise. The portfolio centers on cork‑based floors with wood and stone visuals, plus cork wall coverings under Dekwall and a selection of engineered wood parquet. Their US sites also spotlight PVC‑free collections that lean hard into renewables and recycled content (Wicanders Sustainability, 2025).

What they sell, in plain view

Expect three main buckets. First, cork floating floors in multiple ranges like Cork Inspire and Cork Essence. Second, visual families that present as wood or stone yet keep cork’s comfort core. Third, selected engineered wood parquet lines. Across regions the assortment lands in the dozens of SKUs, with several colorways per range. For project teams, that breadth usually covers education, healthcare, offices, hospitality, and retail use cases.

Fast facts on materials

Cork’s draw isn’t marketing puff. The company reports that 84% of Wicanders products contain more than 80% renewable and recycled content, while Essence hits 96% renewables and recycled. They also cite up to 73 tons of CO₂ retained in cork forests per ton of cork produced, which speaks to supply‑chain carbon context (Wicanders Sustainability, 2025).

EPDs they already have

Several current EPDs exist for core cork flooring lines. Notably, “Amorim Wise Cork Pure UV” and “Amorim Wise Cork Pure PU PF” are published at IBU with validity through December 6, 2027 (IBU, 2022). Another IBU EPD covers “Cork Flooring Floating with high resistance varnish (WRT) and with UV varnish (WPS)” through August 23, 2026 (IBU, 2021). Within the wider Amorim group, resilient acoustic underscreeds under Acousticork carry a valid EPD in the International EPD System through July 8, 2028 (EPD International, 2023).

Where coverage looks thinner

Browsing current Wicanders US catalog pages shows active ranges in stone and wood visuals, along with parquet and Dekwall wall coverings. We did not find operator‑published, product‑specific EPDs for all of those named sub‑ranges as of November 20, 2025. That does not mean none exist, only that reliable public listings were not evident at the time of review. If your spec hinges on a specific visual or construction, ask for the exact declaration number before bid day. Better safe than sorry.

Why gaps matter on bids

When an EPD is missing, design teams often default to conservative embodied‑carbon factors and can apply penalties in tallying. That makes a product with a verified, product‑specific EPD a safer pick for projects chasing low‑carbon goals or rating‑system credits. Several US states also call for EPDs in select categories, which nudges buyers toward documented options (UL Solutions, 2025). In short, with no EPD, you risk getting sidelined or pushed into price‑only fights.

Head‑to‑head competitors you’ll meet

Directly or by substitution, Wicanders competes with resilient and wood players that maintain broad EPD suites. Examples include Tarkett’s LVT families with current declarations valid to 2029 for iD Inspiration glue‑down, a common wood‑look alternative in commercial spaces (EPD International, 2024). For engineered parquet, European manufacturers such as Scheucher publish multilayer parquet EPDs used in education and hospitality specs, which keeps them very present with architects (IBU, 2025). Linoleum from large brands frequently shows up in healthcare and education alternates with active EPDs, so your sales team will see it on every other board.

A likely best seller without a clear EPD match

Parquet on the Wicanders US site is positioned for premium residential and commercial areas. If a project requests an EPD for that specific construction and finish and you cant provide one, specifiers may pivot to a multilayer parquet with a published EPD. That is an avoidable loss where a single declaration can unlock a multi‑floor package.

Turning coverage into commercial wins

If we were planning their next waves, we would prioritize declarations for the biggest revenue drivers in North America. Start with any wood‑look resilient ranges that face LVT in bids, then engineered parquet lines, then Dekwall for healthcare and education interiors. Pick the dominant PCR used by competitors, like choosing the rulebook of Monopoly so everyone plays the same game. The best LCA partner won’t dump data chores on your ops team, they will wrangle utility bills, volumes, and formulations quickly, then publish with the operator your market prefers.

What to ask your EPD partner

• Can you map our top 10 SKUs to the common PCRs and operator formats used in our bids within the first week?
• Will you handle cross‑plant data collection and version control so sales isn’t stuck chasing spreadsheets?
• Can you future‑proof for EN 15804+A2 and provide a clean plan for renewals 18 months before expiry?

Final take

Amorim Revestimentos is a cork pioneer with credible declarations on key cork flooring ranges. The growth lane is clear. Extend EPD coverage to every line that frequently swaps against LVT, parquet, or wall‑covering competitors, and make the proof easy to hand over. Do that and Wicanders stops being the “interesting” option and starts being the obvious one for specifcations.