I can't see any cork but to me it matters not. The stuff is inexpensive, easy to get, easy to install (could have done a better job on the Jeunet) and feels good.

Also, I get this stuff for myself and for Bicycles for Humanity. Between the two of us, we build about a hundred old road bikes a year. With that in mind and trying to keep costs low, this handlebar tape is the "cat's butt", in my opinion.

Handlebar ribbon. Is there a difference between handlebar tape and ribbon?