The japanese group Kurarai has announced an increase of price lists, on a global scale and with an immediate effect, for the resins based on polyvinyl alchohol (PVOH) marketed with the brands Poval, Elvanol, Exceval and Mowiflex.
On the European market the increase has been fixed in € 500,00/tonn.
Water soluble, the polyvinyl alchohol has different application in PVC formulation, packaging solution’s barrier, paper, textile building material, adhesives and oil&gas.

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