Chemicals used in industry, products, substances, additives, preparations and formulations, namely: polysaccharide derivatives, carboxymethyl derivatives of cellulose, hydroxypropyl, carboxymethyl and hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride derivatives of guar gum, hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride derivatives of tamarind, carboxymethyl derivatives of starch and lower molecular weight carbohydrates such as maltodextrines and dextrines, as water retaining agents, clay swelling inhibitors, filtrate reducers, gelling agents, thickeners, rheology modifiers, conditioning agents, emollients, emulsifying agents, binders, strengthening agents, film-forming agents and surface modifiers for aesthetic, sensory and/or functional purposes; unprocessed synthetic polymers, polyurethane resins aqueous dispersions, acrylic polymers in aqueous solutions, direct and invert emulsions, polyacrylic and polyurethane microbeads, olefinic polymers and copolymers, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide based polyethers, as film-forming agents, binders, strengthening agents, dispersants, thickeners, rheology modifiers, suspending agents, crystallization inhibitors, surfactants, soil conditioners, opacifiers and matting agents; oleochemical derivatives from fats of vegetable, animal, or petrochemical origin, namely esters, amides, imidazolines, quaternary ammonium salts, ethers and alkoxylates, alkyl polyglucosides, anionic, non ionic and cationic surfactants, water-in-oil and oil-in water emulsifiers, demulsifiers, wetting agents, dispersants and thinners, suspending agents, detergents, solubilizers, antifoams, foaming agents, anticorrosives.