Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Junyo Nakakawa

Takashi Katayama

Shoji Asano

A paper comprises 5 to 100% by weight of a thermotropic aromatic polyester pulp with constituting fibers having an average fiber diameter of at least 0.1 .mu.m and less than 10 .mu.m and substantially no branches, and is obtained by a process which comprises wet forming a paper material comprising 5 to 100% by weight of the above pulp which is obtained from sea-islands fibers comprising an islands component of the thermotropic aromatic polyester and a sea component of another polymer by dissolving or decomposing off the sea component before or after cutting the fibers to an average length of not more than 5 mm. The paper has excellent strength, texture, electric insulation property and like properties.

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Kurashiki, Japan

Junyo Nakakawa