Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) product, includes the step of providing a PVC plastisol. A PVC powder is obtained by recycling and is added to the PVC plastisol, and the PVC powder has a particle size as expressed by the D90 value of below 1 millimeter; and/or a liquid fraction including plasticizer is obtained by recycling and wherein the plastisol is prepared at least partially from the liquid fraction.

Abstract: A decorative sheet or decorative panel less than 5 mm thick including a substrate, a decor layer and optionally one or more of a wear layer, a balancing layer and a resilient pad attach bottom layer. The substrate has a core layer; and an upper layer and/or a lower layer. The core layer includes core layer particles and a thermoplastic or elastomeric halogen-free binder. The core layer particles are selected from wood particles, cellulosic particles and cork particles, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.

Abstract: A coated panel has at least a substrate and a top layer applied thereto, The top layer includes at least a decor layer and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The above-mentioned wear layer has a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. The acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. A method for the production of such coated panels, in particular floor panels, is provided according the aforementioned coated panel.

Abstract: A coated panel has at least a substrate and a top layer applied thereto, The top layer includes at least a decor layer and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The above-mentioned wear layer has a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. The acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. A method for the production of such coated panels, in particular floor panels, is provided according the aforementioned coated panel.

Abstract: A coated panel has at least a substrate and a top layer applied thereto, The top layer includes at least a decor layer and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The above-mentioned wear layer has a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. The acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. A method for the production of such coated panels, in particular floor panels, is provided according the aforementioned coated panel.

Abstract: A coated panel has at least a substrate and a top layer applied thereto, The top layer includes at least a decor layer and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The above-mentioned wear layer has a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. The acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. A method for the production of such coated panels, in particular floor panels, is provided according the aforementioned coated panel.

Abstract: A decorative panel includes a decorative top layer, an intermediate layer and a carrier layer. The intermediate layer is located between the decorative top layer and the carrier layer. The intermediate layer includes wood particles, low-density particles and a polymer binder. The low-density particles have a density of less than 0.35 g/cm3. The polymer binder binds the wood particles and the low-density particles in the intermediate layer.

Abstract: A decorative panel includes a mineral layer, and a decorative surface. The decorative surface has an embossed pattern, wherein the embossed pattern is provided in the mineral layer.

Abstract: A decorative panel includes a mineral layer, and a decorative surface. The decorative surface has an embossed pattern, wherein the embossed pattern is provided in the mineral layer.

Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.

Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative foil may involve providing a thermoplastic carrier layer. An ink receiving layer may be provided to the carrier layer. A decorative pattern may be formed on the carrier layer by performing a digital printing operation wherein droplets of aqueous inks having a volume smaller than 100 pL are jet to the ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer may include a binding agent.

Abstract: Sheet material includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first layer of material forms more than half the thickness of the sheet material and is mainly built up from wood particles glued by means of a first binder and pressed. The first binder is thermosetting, wherein the second layer of material is present on the surface of the aforementioned sheet material and is mainly built up from particulate particles glued by a second binder and pressed. The second binder is thermoplastic and/or elastomeric.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative foil may involve providing a thermoplastic carrier layer. An ink receiving layer may be provided to the carrier layer. A decorative pattern may be formed on the carrier layer by performing a digital printing operation wherein droplets of aqueous inks having a volume smaller than 100 pL are jet to the carrier layer, more particularly to the ink receiving. The ink receiving layer may comprise a binding agent, preferably different from an acrylic copolymer, and/or silica.

Abstract: Sheet material includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first layer of material forms more than half the thickness of the sheet material and is mainly built up from wood particles glued by means of a first binder and pressed. The first binder is thermosetting, wherein the second layer of material is present on the surface of the aforementioned sheet material and is mainly built up from particulate particles glued by a second binder and pressed. The second binder is thermoplastic and/or elastomeric.

Abstract: A decorative panel includes a substrate and a wear layer. The wear layer has a varnish coat that includes hard particles over its entire thickness. The hard particles have an S50 particle size determined from the cumulative particle size distribution according to volume measured by laser diffraction as the particle size at which 50% of the hard particles are smaller than this particle size S50. The varnish coat has a thickness T that is between 0.5*S50 and 2*S50.

Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.

Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.

Abstract: An inkjet receiver coating may be used in a method for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil that is printable with an inkjet printer. The paper or the foil may be used as a decor paper or a decor foil, respectively, in a laminate panel. The paper or the foil may be coated on at least one side with the inkjet receiver coating. The inkjet receiver coating may include at least a binder and an ink reactive compound.