IT IS MANUFACTURED BY SETTING A LAYER OF OVERLAY PAPER ON TOP OF A MELAMINE RESIN, IMPREGNATED PATTERN PAPER AND LAYERS OF PHENOLIC RESIN IMPREGNATED KRAFT PAPER. THE WHOLE SETTING COMBINATION IS THEN PRESSED AT HIGH PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE TO FORM A SHEET OF HIGH PRESSURE LAMINATE. THE HPL WILL THEN BE SENT FOR SIZING TO ENSURE UNIFORM SIZES AND SANDING ON THE BACK TO MAINTAIN UNIFORM THICKNESS AND TO FACILITATE BONDING.