Building Materials

KURARAY POVAL™ is Kuraray’s globally produced polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) used across a wide range of applications. Within this portfolio, KURARAY POVAL™ S grades are fine powder PVOH grades that offer water solubility, fast hydration, film‑forming performance, adhesive and binding strength, pigment binding capacity, protective colloid characteristics, and thickening effects, supporting a wide range of formulations for the construction sector.

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As fine particle size versions of standard products of KURARAY POVAL™, S grades provide advantages in solubility, hydration, melting behavior, compatibility with other powder products and processing efficiency. These characteristics are particularly relevant for building materials where efficient dissolution and handling of powder additives are important.

Properties

Water‑soluble

High binding strength

Film‑forming

Thickening effects and protective colloid behavior

Applications

Mortar, coatings, tile adhesives

Joint compound

Cementing

Polymeric sand

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