This resin composition for secondary coating of an optical fiber contains: at least one type of polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether compound selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether having a number average molecular weight of 2500-10,000 and a derivative of said polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether; a photopolymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.

This resin composition for secondary coating of an optical fiber contains: at least one type of polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether compound selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether having a number average molecular weight of 2500-10,000 and a derivative of said polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether; a photopolymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.

A method for producing mineral wool composites, including: (a) producing a first mineral wool composite by extracting a portion of circulating water to prepare a first binder composition and spraying it onto mineral fibers, while providing clean water to the circulating water; (b) performing (b1) and (b2) in any order or at the same time (b1) pausing extraction of the circulating water for preparation of the first binder composition and (b2) extracting a portion of the circulating water and storing the extracted circulating water in a first tank; (c) producing a second, different mineral wool composite by extracting a portion of the circulating water to prepare a second binder composition, and spraying it onto mineral fibers, while providing clean water to the circulating water, wherein the circulating water is used to clean a production apparatus for producing mineral wool composites and is filtered and reused in the production apparatus.

There is provided a cushion material 10 for hot pressing including a cushion layer 1, wherein the cushion layer 1 includes woven fabric 5 and polyimide resin 6 adhered to surfaces of fibers forming the woven fabric 5 and has pores in the cushion layer 1, and warp and/or weft of the woven fabric 5 is texturized yarns made of glass fiber. This cushion material for hot pressing can maintain good cushioning properties even when used in high temperature pressing at 280° C. or more repeatedly.

There is provided a cushion material 10 for hot pressing including a cushion layer 1, wherein the cushion layer 1 includes woven fabric 5 and polyimide resin 6 adhered to surfaces of fibers forming the woven fabric 5 and has pores in the cushion layer 1, and warp and/or weft of the woven fabric 5 is texturized yarns made of glass fiber. This cushion material for hot pressing can maintain good cushioning properties even when used in high temperature pressing at 280° C. or more repeatedly.

An insulating product includes mineral fibers of aluminosilicate glass including aluminum oxide, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, in a fraction by weight of between 14% and 28%, that are sized with a sizing composition including the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed as fractions by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition: from 80% to 98% of water, from 2% to 20% of water-soluble poly(furfuryl alcohol), which is obtained by polycondensation of furfuryl alcohol, and less than 0.5% of furfuryl alcohol, wherein a sum of the fractions by weight of the poly (furfuryl alcohol) and of the water is at least 95%, and wherein the sizing composition applied to the mineral fibres has a pH in a range from 5 to 8.

An insulating product includes mineral fibers of aluminosilicate glass including aluminum oxide, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, in a fraction by weight of between 14% and 28%, that are sized with a sizing composition including the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed as fractions by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition: from 80% to 98% of water, from 2% to 20% of water-soluble poly(furfuryl alcohol), which is obtained by polycondensation of furfuryl alcohol, and less than 0.5% of furfuryl alcohol, wherein a sum of the fractions by weight of the poly (furfuryl alcohol) and of the water is at least 95%, and wherein the sizing composition applied to the mineral fibres has a pH in a range from 5 to 8.

A process for manufacturing insulating products based on mineral wool includes: the application, on mineral wool fibers, of a binder composition containing (a) at least one carbohydrate selected from reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, hydrogenated sugars and a mixture thereof, and (b) at least one crosslinking agent for crosslinking the carbohydrate(s); the evaporation of the solvent phase of the binder composition; and the thermal curing of the non-volatile fraction of the composition. A polysaccharide-free oil-in-water emulsion comprising water, a mineral oil and from 0.5 to 5.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of mineral oil of at least one preferably nonionic surfactant, is added to the binder composition, preferably immediately before the application thereof onto the mineral wool fibers, the mean diameter of the oil droplets of the oil-in-water emulsion, determined by laser diffraction particle size analysis, being greater than 5 μm.

A process for manufacturing insulating products based on mineral wool includes: the application, on mineral wool fibers, of a binder composition containing (a) at least one carbohydrate selected from reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, hydrogenated sugars and a mixture thereof, and (b) at least one crosslinking agent for crosslinking the carbohydrate(s); the evaporation of the solvent phase of the binder composition; and the thermal curing of the non-volatile fraction of the composition. A polysaccharide-free oil-in-water emulsion comprising water, a mineral oil and from 0.5 to 5.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of mineral oil of at least one preferably nonionic surfactant, is added to the binder composition, preferably immediately before the application thereof onto the mineral wool fibers, the mean diameter of the oil droplets of the oil-in-water emulsion, determined by laser diffraction particle size analysis, being greater than 5 μm.

To provide a glass composition for glass fiber having a low dielectric loss tangent, suppressing the occurrence of phase separation, having a reduced viscosity at high temperatures, and reducing the occurrence of striae. The glass composition for glass fiber includes 52.0 to 57.5% by mass of SiO.sub.2, 19.5 to 25.5% by mass of B.sub.2O.sub.3, 8.0 to 13.0% by mass of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0 to 2.0% by mass of MgO, 0 to 6.0% by mass of CaO, 0.5 to 6.5% by mass of SrO, and 0.1 to 3.0% by mass of TiO.sub.2, the ratio of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 to B.sub.2O.sub.3 is 0.35 to 0.54, and the content SI of SiO.sub.2, the content B of B.sub.2O.sub.3, the content M of MgO, the content C of CaO, the content SR of SrO, and the content T of TiO.sub.2 satisfy the following formula (1): 6.90≤100×(B/SI).sup.2×{SR/(C+SR)}.sup.2/3×{T/(M+T)}.sup.1/2≤12.30 (1).