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Polyvinyl alcohol (polyvinylalcohol) has a variety of applications ranging from paper and textile industries to construction, adhesives and the oil and gas industry.
Kuraray Poval™
Kuraray Poval™ is water-soluble, has specific colloidal characteristics, excellent film-forming properties, and high tensile strength.

Elvanol™
Elvanol™ polyvinyl alcohol is widely used in diverse applications such as adhesives for paper, wood, textiles, leather, and other water-absorbent substrates.

Exceval™
Exceval™ is the trademark of Kuraray’s halogen-free, hydrophobic polyvinyl alcohol.

Mowiflex™
Mowiflex™ is Kuraray’s polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer compound that meets the requirements of thermoplastic processing.

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Kuraray Poval™ polyvinyl alcohol is an innovative, transformative material that makes products stronger and smarter. Across industries as diverse as textiles and energy, its application enhances durability and improves performance.
Adhesives & Emulsions

Agriculture

Ceramics

Cosmetics

Food & Feed

Laundry detergent sheets

Oil & Gas

Packaging

Paper

PVC

Textiles

3D Printing
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Technical information about Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH)

Kuraray Poval™ and Elvanol™ (PVOH) are manufactured by hydrolyzing polyvinyl acetate with caustic soda.
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General Brochures

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based barriere coatings

Paper and Packaging

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ceramics binder

Ceramics

adhesives binder

Adhesives

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PVC

PVC

Oil; Gas

Oil and Gas

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cosmetics

Cosmetics

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Textiles

Textiles

3D-Printing

3D-Printing

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Injection moulding

Injection moulding

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Food Casing

Food Casing

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Kuraray Poval for Agriculture (Seed-Coating)

Agriculture

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Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment

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General Brochures about Kuraray Poval™, Exceval™, Elvanol™ and Mowiflex™

Polyvinyl Alcohol Application Guide

Polyvinyl Alcohol – Application Guide

Polyvinylalkohol – Anwendungsleitfaden

Polivinilo alcohol – Aplicación Guía

Basic Physical Properties of PVOH Resin

Basic Physical Properties of PVOH Resin

Kuraray Poval™ Brochure

Kuraray Poval™ Brochure

Kuraray Poval™ Broschüre

Kuraray Poval™ – Una nueva era en el PVOH

クラレポバール®

Mowiflex™ Combining Strength of Thermoplastics and PVOH

Mowiflex™ – Combining Strength of Thermoplastics and PVOH

elvanol general brochures

Elvanol™: Unlimited Possibilities with Polyvinyl Alcohol

Elvanol™ – unbegrenzte Möglichkeiten mit Polyvinylalkohol

Elvanol™ – Posibilidades ilimitades con el alcohol polivinílico

聚乙烯醇赋予您无限可能

elvanol film former

Elvanol™ as Binder/Water-soluble Film Former

Elvanol™ als Bindemittel/wasserlöslicher Filmbildner

Elvanol™ como aglutinante/formador de películas soubles

Life Cycle Assessment

2023: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment

2023: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment

2023: Kuraray Poval™ – Ökobilanz (german)

2023: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment (spanish)

kuraray poval life cycle assesment

2021: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment

2021: Kuraray Poval™ – Ökobilanz (german)

2021: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment (spanish)

kuraray poval life cycle assessment 2022

2022: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment

2022: Kuraray Poval™ – Ökobilanz (german)

2022: Kuraray Poval™ – Life Cycle Assessment (spanish)

Paper and Packaging

barrier coating packaing

Barrier Coatings for Packaging

Barrierebeschichtungen für Verpackungen

Revestimientos de barrera para envases

用于包装的阻隔涂层

attractive protection for your food

Attractive Protection for your Food

Attraktiver Schutz für Lebensmittel

Protección atractiva para sus alimentos

用于包装的阻隔涂层有吸引力的保护

Specialities for papers

Polyvinyl Alcohol Specialties for Paper Applications

Polyvinylalkohol-Spezialitäten für Papieranwendungen

Especialidades de alcohol polivinílico para aplicaciones de papel

聚乙烯醇纸张的特殊性应用

oba carrier

OBA Carrier and Co-Binder for Coated Paper and Board

OBA Carrier und Co-Binder für beschichtetes Papier und Karton

OBA Carrier y co-binder para Recubrimientos de Papel y Cartón

OBA Carrier and Co-Binder for Coated Paper and Board (Chinese Version)

biogradeable repulpable barrier

EXCEVAL™ – A fluorine-free, biodegradable and repulbable Barrier for Polymer

EXCEVAL™ – Ein fluorfreies, biologisch abbaubares und wiederverwendbares Barrierepolymer

EXCEVAL™ – Un polímero barrera libre de flúor, biodegradable y repulpable

EXCEVAL™ – A fluorine-free, biodegradable and repulbable Barrier for Polymer (Chinese Version)

elvanol in the paper industry

Elvanol™ in the Paper Industry

Elvanol™ in der Papierindustrie

Elvanol™ en la industria del papel

kuraray poval in tissue applications

Kuraray Poval™ in Tissue Applications

Kuraray Poval™ in Tissue Anwendungen

Kuraray Poval™ en aplicaciones de tisú

Kuraray Poval™ in Tissue Applications (Chinese Version)

Exceval: Solving Pain Points in Pet Food Packaging

Exceval™: Solving Pain Points in Pet Food Packaging

Ceramics

temporary binder for ceramics

Kuraray Poval™ / Exceval™ – Temporary Binder for Ceramics

Kuraray Poval™ & Exceval™ – Temporäres Bindemittel für Keramiken

Kuraray Poval™ & Exceval™ – Ligante temporal para cerámica

憬능돨줄珂瀾써셉

Adhesives

Specialties for Emulsion Polymerization and Adhesives

Specialties for Emulsion Polymerization and Adhesives

Spezialprodukte für Emulsionen Polymerisation und Klebestoffe

Especialidades para polimerización en emulsión y adhesives

Elvanol water-based Adhesives

Elvanol™ in water-based Adhesives

Elvanol™ in Wasserbasierten Klebstoffen

Elvanol™ en adhesivos de base acuosa

PVC

Kuraray Application Flyer PVC

PVC Suspending Agents – Specialties for Polymerization

PVC suspendierende Polymerisation

Polimerización en suspensión del PVC

クラレポバール® 塩ビ懸濁重合用銘柄

PVC悬浮聚合

pvc brochure manual

Kuraray Poval™ for suspension PVC

クラレポバール® 塩ビ懸濁重合用銘柄

用于悬浮 PVC 的 KURARAY POVAL™ 材料

Oil and Gas

oil gas

Kuraray Poval™ Oil and Gas Applications

Kuraray Poval™ Öl- und Gasanwendungen

Kuraray Poval™ Aplicaciones para petróleo y gas

poly loc diverting agent

Poly Loc™ – Diverting Agent

Poly Loc™ Ableitungsmittel

Agente Desviador Poly Loc™

Cosmetics

cosmetics

KURARAY POVAL™ – Biodegradable LV-Grades for Personal Care Applications

KURARAY POVAL™ – Biologisch abbaubare LV-Grade für Körperpflegeanwendungen

KURARAY POVAL™ – Láminas biodegradables para Aplicaciones de cuidado personal

Textiles

textile sizing

Elvanol™ T-series for Textile Sizing

Elvanol™ T-Serie für Textilschlichtung

Elvanol™ Serie T para encolado de textiles

elvanol in textil indystrie

Elvanol™ in the Textile Industry

Textilien zum Leben erwecken – Elvanol™ in der Textilindustrie

Dando vida a los textiles – Elvanol™ en la industria textil

kuraray poval textile

Kuraray Poval™ for Textile Sizing

Kuraray Poval™ für Textilien Schlichten

Kuraray Poval™ para encolado de textiles

3D Printing

water soluble support material

MOWIFLEX™ as a water soluble support material for additive manufacturing

MOWIFLEX™ als wasserlösliches Trägermaterial für die addtive Fertigung

MOWIFLEX™ como material de soporte soluble en agua para la fabricación aditiva

3d printing guidelines

MOWIFLEX™ – 3D Printing Guidelines

Injection Molding

lost core

MOWIFLEX™ – Water soluble material for lost core injection molding

MOWIFLEX™ – Wasserlösliches Material für das Spritzgießen von verlorenen Kernen

MOWIFLEX™ – Material soluble en agua para moldeo por inyección de núcleo fusible

Food

food casing

Mowiflex™ – A crucial Component for Food Casings

Agriculture

pvoh seed coating applications

Kuraray Poval™ – PVOH Seed Coating Applications

PVOH-Saatgutbeschichtung Anwendungsbereiche

Aplicaciones para el revestimiento de semillas de PVOH

PVOH 蘆綾관擄壇痰

kuraray poval eco friendly high performance solutions

Kuraray Poval™ – Eco-friendly high-performance solutions for Agriculture Applications

Umweltfreundliche und leistungsstarke Lösungen für Anwendungen in der Landwirtschaft

Soluciones ecológicas y de alto rendimiento para aplicaciones agrícolas

Kuraray Poval㈌ - 크撚쥴堵돨뻔괏멕昑콘썩엄렘갭

Seed Coating with PVOH for Sustainable Agriculture

Seed Coating with PVOH for Sustainable Agriculture

Japanese Brochures

エクセバール™

エクセバール™

barrier brochure

バリア材用ＰＶＡ系樹脂

Blinder Catalog

バインダー用ＰＶＡ系樹脂

hotmelt catalog

溶融成形用ＰＶＡ系樹脂

Paper Katalog

紙加工用ＰＶＡ系樹脂

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