Provided is an electrolyte membrane and a process of producing the same,
wherein the electrolyte membrane predominantly comprises an unreinforced
outer layer on one or each side of a reinforced inner layer, wherein the
reinforced inner layer comprises an inner ion exchange resin reinforced
with a non-woven fabric comprising a melt moldable fluororesin in the
form of a continuous fiber, wherein some intersecting points of the
continuous fiber are fused or bonded, and wherein the unreinforced outer
layer comprises an outer ion exchange resin, which may be the same as or
different from the inner ion exchange resin. The electrolyte membrane has
high strength, excellent dimensional stability and low electric
resistance and is therefore useful as a polymer electrolyte membrane for
a membrane electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having
high output and excellent durability.