Poly(vinyl alcohol) Price — China Factory EXW 2026

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China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 1,708.9 / MT · VAT excluded -0.6106 (0.00%) as of 20261111

Newest Price 1,708.9

Price Date 20261111

Day's Change -0.61

Day's Range 1,708.9 - 1,708.29

Month's Change -3.09

Month's Range 1,708.9 - 1,705.81

Year's Change +341.5

Year's Range 1,708.9 - 1,367.41

This capacity expansion is strategically timed. General-grade PVA margins hover around 5% in 2026, but specialty grades offer significantly higher profitability. The industry's his...

Also known as MOWIOL 4-88, poly(1-hydroxyethylene), Polyvinyl alcohol, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA)

Opinions

How is China's PVA capacity expansion reshaping global supply?

This capacity expansion is strategically timed. General-grade PVA margins hover around 5% in 2026, but specialty grades offer significantly higher profitability. The industry's historical peak margin reached 20%, with an average of 10% from 2018-2026—already outperforming most base chemicals. The key differentiator now is not volume but the ability to consistently hit 99.5%+ purity for demanding optical and medical applications.

What is driving the push for high-end PVA localization in China?

The economics favor vertical integration. Shuangxin's model—from limestone and calcium carbide to vinyl acetate, PVA, and specialty fibers—keeps feedstock costs low while allowing margin capture at each stage. However, entering optical and medical grades requires years of qualification with downstream customers. The real competitive moat is not capacity but process know-how in polymerization control and acetate removal, which explains why R&D spending at leading Chinese producers rose 27% year-on-year in 2024.

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Poly(vinyl alcohol) price context

What drives Poly(vinyl alcohol) prices

How is China's PVA capacity expansion reshaping global supply?: This capacity expansion is strategically timed. General-grade PVA margins hover around 5% in 2026, but specialty grades offer significantly higher profitability...

What is driving the push for high-end PVA localization in China?: The economics favor vertical integration. Shuangxin's model—from limestone and calcium carbide to vinyl acetate, PVA, and specialty fibers—keeps feedstock cos...

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Overview

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA, CAS 9002-89-5) is a white-to-cream, water-soluble synthetic polymer with a density of 1.080 g/cm³, a melting point above 300°C, and solubility in hot water. It is produced via alcoholysis of poly(vinyl acetate) and serves as a versatile, biocompatible, biodegradable material across multiple industries.

Biomedical: used in hydrogels for wound dressings, tissue engineering scaffolds, drug delivery, and artificial joint materials.
Textile & industrial: applied as warp sizing, filter cloths, and a key dispersant for PVC polymerization.
Packaging & consumer goods: forms water-soluble films for laundry pods, seed coatings, and biodegradable packaging.
Optical & electronics: high-purity grades are used in optical films, polarizers, and battery separator coatings.

China has become the world's largest producer of high-end PVA, with domestic capacity now surpassing Japan's largest single plant. Production is based on acetylene or ethylene routes, with specialty grades for optical and pharmaceutical applications increasingly replacing imports.

Key domestic producers:
Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical – world's largest single-site high-end PVA producer, with over 100 product grades.
Kuraray – global leader with production presence in China.

Properties

Name

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

MOWIOL 4-88

poly(1-hydroxyethylene)

Polyvinyl alcohol

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA)

CAS Number

9002-89-5

EINECS No.

209-183-3

Risk Codes

S26;S36/37;S45;S24/25

Safety Description

R23/24/25;R36/38;R39/23/24/25;R68/20/21/22;R20/21/22

HS Code

39053090

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