The present invention provides non-woven laminate that is not subjected to
final consolidation by a binder and the production thereof. The laminate
includes at least one non-woven mat containing glass staple fibers
pre-consolidated with a resin, and at least one non-woven layer of
synthetic fibers. The synthetic non-woven layers and the pre-consolidated
non-woven mat of glass fibers are bounded together by needling such that
a portion of the fibers of the upper synthetic non-woven layer passes
through the non-woven mat of glass fibers possibly through the underlying
synthetic non-woven layer. The synthetic fibers are heat shrunken and the
laminate is binder free.