Decorative panel and method for manufacturing decorative panels

A decorative panel having a top surface consisting of a main surface and edge regions adjacent to edges of said top surface, said decorative panel comprising;

• a substrate and a top layer;
• wherein the top layer comprises a decoration layer and a wear layer, the wear layer is a thermoplastic wear layer provided onto the decoration layer;
• wherein said top layer is provided with a main surface top coating provided thereon at said main surface, and at least one of the edge regions is defined as with a lowered edge region lowering to an edge of the edges of the top surface relative to the main surface;
• wherein the decoration layer and the wear layer extend continuously from the main surface at least up to and in the lowered edge region, and up to the edge of the top surface adjacent to said lowered edge region, wherein the main surface top coating is absent in at least a portion of the lowered edge region;
• wherein at least a portion of said lowered edge region is provided with a lowered edge top coating forming a top coating portion separate from the main surface top coating;
• wherein said lowered edge top coating is transparent or translucent, and the lowered edge top coating comprises particles of silica having a surface BET of 200 to 500 m2/g, silicic acid or a wax based on polyethylene, polypropylene, carnauba, polytetrafluoroethylene, or amide;
• wherein said lowered edge top coating has a degree of gloss matching the degree of gloss of the main surface top coating.