Wood veneer comprising ethylene styrene interpolymer layer and process for producing the same

#1. Field of the Invention

#The invention relates to a process for producing a veneer and to a product produced in this way.

#2. Description of the Related Art

#The invention is described below by way of example, using the drawing. This shows:

#FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the novel process using a veneer sheet and a layer lying thereupon;

#FIG. 2 is a diagram of a preferred working example of the polyolefin layer to be processed; and

#A veneer sheet 10 is firstly prepared from timber.

#A layer 12 is applied to the wood veneer sheet 10. The layer 12 is composed, for example, of a polyolefin and/or of a copolymeric polyolefin or of a mixture comprising at least one of these constituents.

#The material ESI is preferred for the layer 12, that is to say an ethylene-styrene interpolymer (supplied as ESI by Dow Chemical). The advantageous properties of this material have been mentioned above.