This week, Cuevas y Cía welcomed more than twenty students and teachers from CIFP A Xunqueira (Pontevedra) and IES Antón Losada Diéguez (A Estrada), who are researching new applications for chestnut shells.
The visit was guided by Rocío Cid, manager of Cuevas y Cía, who shared with the group our commitment to making full use of the fruit. Several tonnes of shells are generated annually in the manufacture of our products, a natural material that is now beginning to show new potential.
The students are working on the project ‘Natureza e Innovación: Taboleiro con Alma Sostible’ (Nature and Innovation: Taboleiro with a Sustainable Soul), which aims to develop an ecological board made from chestnut skin. The students on the ‘Madeira e Moble’ courses then plan to use this material to create auxiliary furniture, decorative items and even prototypes of sustainable packaging for products such as our forest soul, marron glacé.
At Grupo Cuevas, we strive to promote initiatives such as this one, which foster sustainability, young talent and innovation applied to our environment. Turning a by-product into a resource is a step towards a more circular and responsible economy.