History and overview
>Glass fiber is the first industrially produced inorganic fiber that is widely used in industry for such characteristics as strength, resistance to heat and chemicals, nonflammability, and electric insulation.
>In Japan, Nittobo succeeded in the industrialization of glass fiber production in 1938, and later, in the prewar and postwar periods, the production of glass fiber continued to develop rapidly.
>In recent years, glass fiber has been used for a wider range of purposes, including construction materials, fiber-reinforced plastics, and electric insulation fabric for printed wiringboards, and its excellent characteristics are widely recognized in industries worldwide.