or part of the matrix 9 are formed from a feature forming material comprising polypropylene and optionally a filler material such as wood fibre or pulp this material can for example be that which is supplied under the trade name arbofill by tecnaro gmbh of burgweg 5 d 74360 ilsfeld auenstein germany to facilitate handling the feature forming material in the present embodiment is supplied as a continuous feature forming sheet 29 however the sheet may be discontinuous as described below the moulding process according to the present invention will now be described with reference to fig6 the component 1 is formed in a compression mould comprising first and second cooperating mould parts 33 31 each having profiled surfaces to define the component 1 recesses denoted generally by the reference numeral 35 are formed in the surfaces of the first and or second mould parts 33 31 to define the features 5 first and second fibrous sheets 27 a 27 b and a feature forming sheet 29 are positioned between the first and second mould parts 33 31 the feature forming sheet 29 is provided between the first and second fibrous sheets 27 a 27 b to form a core the first and second fibrous sheets 27 a 27 b and the feature forming sheet 29 can optionally be pre heated before they are introduced into the mould the first and second mould parts 33 31 are brought together to compress the first and second fibrous.