Decorative panel and process for producing a panel
AssigneeCFL Holding Limited
InventorsThomas Luc Martine BAERT, Tom VAN POYER, Sven BOON
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Abstract
The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor, ceiling, building or wall panel, and a process and extrusion line for producing such decorative panel. The panel comprises at least one core layer and at least one decorative top layer, wherein at least one core layer comprises at least one structural core component and at least one balancing core component, wherein at least one structural core component comprises at least one mineral filler and at least one first polymeric composition and wherein at least one balancing core component comprises at least one second polymeric composition.
Claims20
A decorative floor, ceiling, building or wall panel, comprising:
- at least one core layer;
- and
- at least one decorative top layer attached to an upper surface of the at least one core layer, the at least one decorative top layer comprising at least one décor layer and at least one wear layer;
- wherein the at least one core layer comprises:
- at least one core component comprising
- at least one mineral filler, being present in an amount of at least 60% by weight of the at least one core component, and
- at least one semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer;
- wherein the at least one decorative top layer has a total thickness in the range of 0.17 to 1.07 mm,
- wherein the at least one core layer is free of plasticizers and has a rigidity in the range of 1,800 to 10,000 MPa when measured according to EN 310 or ASTM D790, and
- wherein the at least one semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer of the at least one core component comprises at least one non-halogenic semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer selected from the group of polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA) and/or polypropylene (PP).
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