A press cover includes at least one polymer layer. The polymer layer contains or has been produced from a polyurethane. The polyurethane has been formed from a prepolymer and a crosslinker, and the prepolymer is a reaction product of phenylene 1,4-diisocyanate and at least one polyol containing caprolactone and carbonate, such as polycaprolactone polycarbonate polyol. A press roll, a shoe press and a method of using a press cover are also provided.

A roll cover and a roll in particular for use in a machine line for the production or processing of a fibrous web is provided, wherein the roll cover includes a radial outer functional layer which provides the surface of the roll cover in contact with the web, and wherein the functional layer has structural elements, in particular in the form of grooves and/or bores, wherein the functional layer is constructed of an elastomer material with a Poisson number greater than 0.4, between 0.45 and 0.5.