Method for manufacturing a decorative element comprising an engineered stone and a decorative element comprising an engineered stone

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a decorative element comprising a substrate and a top layer wherein the substrate is made of an engineered stone and wherein the top layer comprises a decorative pattern, the method including the steps of providing mixture including at least an inorganic filler and a binder; compacting the mixture curing the binder to obtain the substrate and wherein the method comprises the step of inkjet printing first decorative pattern on at least a top surface of the substrate, wherein the inks are heat curable ink, for example sublimation inks, wherein the method preferably comprises the step of curing the printed ink by exposing the printed substrate to heat, wherein the method comprises the step of providing a protective coating above the first decorative pattern

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