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The Company

Seat	In Trier, in the southwest of Germany near the French and Luxembourg borderline.
Foundation	1898 in Trier
Company structure	GmbH & Co. KG, owned by the Schaeidt family managing directors are Mrs. Ulrike Schaeidt and Mr. Heiner Schieben
Turnover	10 million Euro annual turnover, 40 % being export
Employees	25 employees
Production capacity	700.000 corks per shift
Products	specialized in the processing (no coloring nor colmation) of natural wine corks in the top quality range
Purchase of raw wine corks	regular number of experienced portuguese suppliers who produce corks according to the specifications of Korkindustrie Trier
Sales structure	Germany our own representatives Abroad Direct sales or agencies
Characteristic	Only producer of natural corks who washes the corks in its own facility in Germany with the advantages that all corks are guaranteed chlorine-free and uncolored washing procedure and visual aspect of the corks are homogeneous, independent of the suppliers of the raw material sensory properties are improved by state-of-the-art technology for washing and drying who analyses and determines the sensory risk potential of each cork lot and divides it into two classes – TOP and SELECT – with the benefits that the remaining risk is clearly defined within the framework of statistics the sensory class can be selected suitable to the wine quality
Company Philosophy	towards our customers frankness and sincerity consulting, service and technical support go without saying towards our suppliers readiness for true cooperation a voluntary bonus system recompenses the delivery of sensory very good corks towards the employees fairness and trust responsibility and self-determination are encouraged with respect to the product the natural cork is the optimum closure for high-quality wines the function of the natural cork is the focus, not the visual aspect implementation and control of the entire production process including the sensory evaluation of each cork lot is done in our own facility in Trier