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approved and thus suitable for food applications. Ecologically
KURARAY POVAL™ is advantageous due to its biodegradability
and the fact that combustion does not generate residues. It isavailable in various particle sizes from granules to fine powders.
Kuraray produces its wide range of KURARAY POVAL™ grades inJapan, Singapore, Germany and the USA. Kuraray’s global production and service network make us your partner of choice forinnovative high-quality PVOH resins.

KURARAY – Here to Innovate.

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MOWIFLEX™

Combining strengths ofthermoplastics and PVOH
08/2019

KURARAY POVAL™, EXCEVAL™, ELVANOL™ and MOWIFLEX™ are thetrademarks for polyvinyl alcohols made by Kuraray. Their key
characteristics — outstanding film-forming properties and highbinding strength — add real value to your products. Our polymers
are water-soluble, highly reactive, crosslinkable and foamable.
They have high pigment binding capacity, protective colloid characteristics and thickening effects. The physical and chemical
properties of KURARAY POVAL™ make it ideal for a wide variety ofapplications, ranging from adhesives through paper and ceramics to packaging films. Many of our polymers are food contact-

Optimized PVOH solutions
for thermoplastic processing
Kuraray has a long history in the development of polyvinyl
alcohol based products used in various industries.
MOWIFLEX™, a compound of PVOH and plasticizer, has been
designed in order to suit thermoplastic processing needs.

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Thermoplastic processing
MOWIFLEX™ possesses all the properties of standard PVOH andcan be processed as a thermoplastic at the same time creating
the possibility to be used in various application fields. It canalso be combined with other polymers to modify the properties of the end product.

According to its chemical and mechanical properties andespecially to its thermoplastic characteristic, MOWIFLEX™
can be processed in various ways without pretreatment.

› Injection moulding› Rapid prototyping› Blow Moulding

Applications
Gas barrier

Non toxic

colourable
Weldability & bonding

Water vapour permeability

tensile strength

Low electrostatic
surface charge

Forms clear and glossy films

The new nomenclature of Kuraray‘s diverse MOWIFLEX™ product portfolio includes a reference to the mentioned properties
as well as important characteristics like solubility and melt viscosity.

C12XXXSolubility

Melt Viscosity

Additives/colors

CMH

12 g/10 min
Measuring conditions:C : 190°C, 21,6 kg load
M : 210 °C, 2,16 kg load
H : 230 °C, 2,16 kg load

T = Talc
Ti = Titan dioxid
B = blue
R = redMS = melt spinning etc.

= cold, 25°C
= medium, 50°C
= hot, 70°C or higher

These methods of thermoplastic processing of MOWIFLEX™
result in a very broad range of applications and the use
in numerous end products. Suitable MOWIFLEX™ grades forthe respective applications can be seen below.

› Water soluble shapes and packaging▸

C 600 | M 05 | H 15

› Smokable casings▸› 3D printing/rapid prototyping▸

C 17› Multilayer films
C 30▸

Disposal
Additionally to its non-toxic character, MOWIFLEX™ is also
environmentally friendly and can be easily disposed as it
undergoes biodegradation in conventional waste watertreatment.

C 17