Patent ID: 6139945
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B32B,C08L,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
A multilayer decorative composition comprising:a substrate comprising a polymer foam, wherein the polymer foam is prepared by foaming a composition comprising (i) a resin matrix of at least two polymers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymers, polycarbonates, polystyrenes, polyphenylene oxide and polyvinyl chloride polymers and (ii) a filler, wherein said polymer foam is prepared using a blowing agent selected from the group consisting of exothermic blowing agents, endothermic blowing agents and mixtures thereof, and wherein said resin matrix is obtained by reclamation of recycled polymeric waste by a process comprising: removing substantially all non-plastic parts from the recycled polymeric waste and granulating the remaining plastic; andone or more decorative layers bonded to at least one surface of said substrate, wherein said decorative layers comprise a decorative paper impregnated with a melamine formaldehyde resin.