Decorative sheets used in the production of laminated panels

A process for manufacturing an impregnated decorative paper sheet designed to be applied on a supporting base by adhesive means so as to form a decorative panel, wherein a decorative paper sheet is impregnated with an aqueous composition comprising a styrene-ethyl acrylate-butyl acrylate copolymer and a binder to form an impregnated sheet, and drying said impregnated sheet, wherein less than 0.15 mg of formaldehyde is released by the dried impregnated sheet per hour and per square meter.

A dried impregnated sheet for use in decorative laminates comprising a sheet of paper impregnated with an aqueous composition substantially free of melamine formaldehyde resin, said composition comprising a styrene-ethyl acrylate-butyl acrylate copolymer and a binder wherein the impregnated sheet is dried, and wherein less than 0.15 mg of formaldehyde is released by the dried impregnated sheet per hour and per square meter.