Method For Manufacturing A Decorative Panel And A Decorative Panel

A method for manufacturing a decorative panel for exterior use, comprising providing a core and a decorative layer, which decorative layer comprises radiation curable components, the core and the decorative layer are placed in a press and are pressed together therein under elevated temperature and pressure conditions so as to obtain the a decorative panel, which press is provided with a structured surface, which structured surface abuts against the decorative layer during the pressing operation, wherein before the pressing operation, the decorative layer is subjected to a radiation treatment comprising a first radiation stage, using a wavelength in the 100-250 nm range, and a second radiation stage, using long-wave UV and/or electron beam radiation, so as to minimize a change in the degree of gloss in the thus cured decorative layer.