Manufacturing of decorative laminates by inkjet

A method for manufacturing decorative laminates, the method comprising the steps of:

• impregnating a paper substrate with a thermosetting resin by submerging the paper substrate in a bath of the thermosetting resin;
• applying on the paper substrate impregnated with the thermosetting resin an ink acceptance layer including an inorganic pigment P and a polymeric binder B having a weight ratio P/B of the inorganic pigment P to the polymeric binder B larger than 1.5;
• jetting on the ink acceptance layer a color pattern with one or more aqueous pigmented inkjet inks and/or organic solvent based pigmented inkjet inks including a color pigment C;
• and
• heat pressing the paper substrate impregnated with the thermosetting resin into a decorative laminate;
• wherein
• a weight ratio P/C of the inorganic pigment P in the ink acceptance layer to the color pigment C in the color pattern is larger than 4.0.

An inkjet printed thermosetting resin impregnated paper comprising:

• an ink acceptance layer including an inorganic pigment P and a polymeric binder B having a weight ratio P/B of the inorganic pigment P to the polymeric binder B larger than 1.5;
• and
• a color pattern on the ink acceptance layer;
• wherein
• a weight ratio P/C of the inorganic pigment P in the ink acceptance layer to a color pigment C in the color pattern is larger than 4.0;
• and
• the ink acceptance layer is substantially free of thermosetting resin.