Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC) imagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri popaka madzi opangidwa ndi latex, zomangamanga ndi zomangamanga, inki zosindikizira, kukumba mafuta, ndi zina zotero. Ikhoza kulimbitsa ndi kusunga madzi, kupititsa patsogolo ntchito, ndipo imagwiritsidwa ntchito mumatope onyowa ndi owuma.