Antistatic laminates containing long carbon fibers

A static-dissipating, electrically conducting, heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate comprising:

• (A) a bottom core layer containning a plurality of fibrous sheets, and
• (B) a top decorative fibrous layer disposed on the core layer, where the core and decorative layers comprise fibrous sheet material which is impregnated throughout with a cured resin and where both layers have contacting, carbon fibers uniformly distributed therethrough, the carbon fibers in the core layer constituting from about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of the unimpregnated, non-carbon core fiber weight plus carbon fiber weight, and the carbon fibers in the decorative layer constituting from about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of the unimpregnated, non-carbon decorative fiber weight plus carbon fiber weight, said carbon fibers being effective to provide a static-dissipating, electrically conducting decorative laminate, so that static charges accumulating on the top of the decorative layer are dissipated, where the cured resin remains impregnated in the laminate after heat and pressure consolidation without being carbonized.