Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyvinyl chloride-free top layer (1) for a decking element (3), the method comprising the method steps indicated below: A) Providing a base layer (4) comprising and/or consisting of plastic; B) Printing a décor (6) on a top (5) of the base layer (4) facing a usable side (7); C) Bonding, preferably laminating, a, preferably transparent, wearing surface (8) to the printed base layer (4) to form a, preferably solid, layer composite (9); D) Embossing the layer composite (9) at least in some areas, preferably over the entire surface, with a structure (10) at least substantially synchronous with the décor (6), the structure (10) being embossed in such a way that it is visible both on the top (11) facing the usable side (7) and at least in some areas on the bottom (12) of the layer composite (9) facing away from the usable side (7); E) Application of a surface sealing layer (17), preferably a lacquer layer, to the top (11) of the layer composite (9) facing the usable side (7); F) optionally: curing of the surface sealing layer (17), preferably the lacquer layer.

A method of producing a veneered element, including providing a substrate, applying a sub-layer on a surface of the substrate, applying a veneer layer on the sub-layer, and applying pressure to the veneer layer and/or the substrate, such that at least a portion of the sub-layer permeates through the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.

A building panel with a surface layer including a wood veneer, a wood fibre based core and a sub-layer between the surface layer and the core. The sub-layer includes wood fibres and a binder. The surface layer has surface portions including material from the sub-layer. The surface portions including material from the sub-layer extend into the wood veneer.

Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.

Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.

Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.

A multilayer laminate panel comprising a first layer of a stone-based material and a second layer of a dissimilar material of lower density, which are interposed by one or more layers of resin-impregnated fibers, is provided. The dissimilar material comprises cork or a derivative of cork, and the thickness of the layer of stone-based material is from about 2 mm to about 50 mm. A process for the production of the panel is also provided. The panel finds use as a coating in a variety of interior and exterior applications. A panel comprising fixing means and a process for attaching the fixing means to the panel are also provided.

The present invention relates to a fabric comprising three superimposed layers, wherein the first layer is a textile, the second layer is an adhesive and the third layer comprises cork, the fabric being characterised in that the adhesive is a biodegradable water-based adhesive containing at least one polymer. The invention further relates to the method for obtaining said fabric, to the use thereof in the production of objects, as well as to said objects as such.

A building panel with a surface layer including a wood veneer, a wood fibre based core and a sub-layer between the surface layer and the core. The sub-layer includes wood fibres and a binder. The surface layer has surface portions including material from the sub-layer. The surface portions including material from the sub-layer extend into the wood veneer.