Melamine paper, laminated foils

Melamine paper is a synthetic material made up of sheets of paper impregnated with melamine resin, from which it takes its name. These types of panels are considered rather cheap, however the development of increasingly realistic papers, combined with remarkable qualities of hardness and resistance to scratching and surface solvents, make these products widely used in the world of furniture. Cheap, they keep the price of the finished product low; scratch, solvent and heat resistant; waterproof, do not fear infiltration; durable, therefore suitable for a wide variety of uses; easily cleanable, they keep the color unchanged over time; available in a wide range of colors and numerous textures. Due to their chemical nature, these products mixed with glues and resins can emit formaldehyde in the environment, so it is essential to focus on quality products that are also carefully chosen for their origin. For this purpose the panels must by law be divided into 3 classes (E1 – E2 – E3) according to the tests expressed by the European standards EN 717 and EN 120. The market tends to produce panels of ennobled that fall into class E1, the most restrictive , and to embellish the product even more, a surface painting is carried out.