This is the workforce of Eurotapón Núñez, a company that has opted to offer local employment, and thus fix the population in the territory, promoting the cork industry, and placing San Vicente de Alcántara and, in turn, Extremadura as the second largest cork producing region in the country.
In addition, the cork industry improves the conservation of the natural space, caring for and protecting the cork oak forests against diseases and pests, as well as supporting forest regeneration, and promoting the cork chain, creating first and second transformation companies.