Toray Industries, Inc.

Yasuo Yoshizawa

Tatsuo Nogi

Yoshizo Tsuda

Kanzi Kashihara

Nobuo Yoshizumi

A flame-retardant fiber is made comprising 20 - 95% by weight of amino resin condensate of an amino compound and formaldehyde in which the amino compound may be a melamine, combined melamine and guanamine, combined melamine and urea, combined melamine, guanamine and urea, and benzoguanamine and/or urea, and in which the chemical bond linking the polymer chain is for the most part methylene linkage and 80 - 5% by weight of polyvinylalcohol, the resulting fiber being cured when necessary and having a tensile strength of at least 1.0 g/d., and having a break elongation of at least 5%.

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Otsu, Japan

Yasuo Yoshizawa