HPMC is extensively used in various construction materials, such as cement-based mortars, gypsum-based plasters, tile adhesives, and self-leveling compounds. Its water retention and thickening properties are particularly valuable in these applications.

In poultry, most data in the literature tend to demonstrate that the cellulose complex from plant feedingstuffs that exhibits high crystallinity and water insolubility is not digested (Janssen and Carré, 1985).

Several types of HPMC are available commercially in several degrees of substitution, mainly:^{1, 2.}