Composite press fabric

A press fabric for a machine for the production of a fibrous web material, the press fabric comprising:

• a carrying structure;
• a first layer of fibrous material having a web material contact surface;
• and
• at least one second layer of fibrous material being located between said carrying structure and said first layer of fibrous material, said at least one second layer of fibrous material having fibers and including a polymeric material forming a film at least partially coating at least some of said fibers, at least 70% of said fibers being coated to 70% with said film of said polymeric material and said polymeric material being an aqueous dispersion of particle-shaped polymeric material applied onto said at least one second layer of fibrous material, the liquid of said aqueous dispersion having subsequently been removed to form said film, wherein said fibers of said at least one second layer are bonded with each other at crossing points through said polymeric material.