Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVOH) is manufactured from vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) via a multi-step process. VAM is polymerized into polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and then converted to PVOH. PVOH is a safe, biodegradable, water soluble polymer with a wide range of applicability. The process flow is presented below.

We are pleased to offer our customers Celvol and Premiol product lines. These product lines support a variety of field of applications including, but not limited to, paper, adhesives, building and construction, textiles, films, oilfield cementing, seed coatings, etc.

Premiol *NEW
The new Premiol line serves the specialty oilfield fluid loss control market. The Premiol advanced technology offers the oilfield industry new levels of performance, flexibility and cost control.
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Celvol and Celvol E
The polyvinyl alcohol product lines Celvol and Celvol E (formerly Erkol) have a wide variety of standard grades commonly denoted by their degree of hydrolysis; super, fully, intermediate and partially. These product lines offer many specialty grades; tackified, s-grades, warp size, polymerization products and solutions.

The Celvol product lines continue to offer a comprehensive selection of PVOH products to meet a variety of applications.

• The Celvol product line is manufactured in Calvert City, Kentucky and Pasadena, Texas and is supplied globally.
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• The Celvol E product line is produced in Tarragona, Spain and primarily supports the European market.
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