A belt carcass (1) comprising one, two, or more than two impregnated
layers (21, 22, 23, 24, 25); characterised in that i) each impregnated layer (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) comprises, or consists essentially of, a non-
woven fabric (3, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308) and an impregnation material (4, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408) comprising, or consisting essentially of, a first
thermoplastic, first
thermoplastic elastomer, first
elastomer or first thermoset and optional additives; whereby, if there are two or more such impregnated
layers (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), they are adjacent to each other, ii) if the belt carcass (1) comprises one or more such impregnated
layers (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), then reinforcing filaments extending at least in part in one given direction and being in the form of one filament layer (51) are embedded in the non-
woven fabric (3) of exactly one of said impregnated layers (21); or if the belt carcass (1) comprises two or more such impregnated layers (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), then reinforcing filaments extending at least in part in one given direction and being in the form of one filament layer (52,53) are sandwiched between two adjacent such impregnated layers (21 / 22, 24 / 25), and iii) the belt carcass is devoid of woven fabrics. This belt carcass can be
cut into longitudinal belts or into circular disks or corner belts.