Amorim

Amorim is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from any of the various places named Amorim, originally (villa) Amorini, from the name of the estate owner.

There is a Hispanicized version, Amorín.

It may refer to:

People

Companies

Places

Corticeira Amorim

Corticeira Amorim S.G.P.S., S.A., is a Portuguese subholding company belonging to the Amorim Group and claims to be the world leader in the cork industry for over 130 years, with operations in hundreds of countries all over the world. Corticeira Amorim S.G.P.S., S.A. is responsible for the management of 70 companies engaged in the cork manufacture, research, development, promotion and sale of products and new solutions for the cork industry. António Rios de Amorim is the company’s Chairman and CEO. Organized in five Business Units – Raw-Materials, Cork Stoppers, Floor & Wall Coverings, Composite Cork and Insulation Cork - Corticeira Amorim sells an array of products largely to such industries as the aeronautical, construction and wine-producing industries; a result of the investment made in R&D. Amorim's holding company is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange.

The Company

The company’s share capital is € 133 million. In 2007, Corticeira Amorim registered a positive growth of 2.5% compared to 2006, with a turnover of € 453.8 million. Amorim performed fairly well in 2007 with operating profit increasing from € 20.1 million to € 23.2 million.

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