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Oct. 30, 2019

Kuraray and IMCD: partnership for cosmetic applications with KURARAY POVAL™ LV-grades

Kuraray and IMCD have entered into a strategic alliance to make polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) available as an excipient ingredient for cosmetic applications. KURARAY POVAL™ LV are specially designed for the cosmetic industry and comes with an adapted regulatory brochures / dossiers. The LV grades have a specified Methanol (MeOH) content of <0,3% and have been qualified by IMCD.

Kuraray and IMCD: partnership for cosmetic applications with Kuraray Poval™ LV-grades


Heiko Mack

"The new LV grades of our PVOH brand Kuraray Poval have a very low methanol content," says Heiko Mack, Head of Poval Business at Kuraray. "This allows the cosmetics industry to develop better formulations. And in terms of sales and technical support, users benefit from many years of experience from our partner IMCD, one of the leading distributors of personal care products." 

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