FORMULATION FOR A FIBROUS NON-WOVEN FACING MATERIAL

The present invention provides a formulation for a fibrous non-woven facing material， wherein the formulation comprises a binder， a filler， and an extender. The extender has an median particle size， d 50， which is equal to or less than 3.5 ??m， and a non-spherical morphology. The filler has an median particle size， d50， which is equal to or less than 3.0 ??m and wherein the filler has a d10 equal to or less than 1.0 ??m and a d90 equal to or less than 6.0 ??m. The formulation comprises less than 13 wt% titanium dioxide on a dry solids basis. Also provided is a fibrous non-woven facing material comprising the formulation， a process for preparing the fibrous non-woven facing material and a fibrous non-woven facing material obtained by said process.