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Cellulose ethers
Cellulose ethers are named after, and based on, cellulose - a renewable and the most common chemical compound in organic nature.
There is a broad range of cellulose ethers available (e.g. Carboxymethylcellulose, Ethylhydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Methylhydroxyethylcellulose and Methylhydroxypropylcellulose).
These are used as additives in such diverse industries as food, paint, oil recovery, paper, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, adhesives, printing, agriculture, ceramics, textiles, detergents and building materials.
Cellulose ethers improve the product quality in these industries and act as thickeners, water retention agents, suspending aids, protecting colloids, film formers or thermoplastics in such different products as dispersion paints, drilling muds, ice cream, tablet coatings, wallpaper paste and tile adhesive.
The Cellulose Ethers Association is a Sector Group of Cefic. It is a non-profit organisation representing major producers of cellulose ethers in Europe.