An aqueous composition comprising a cellulose ether acetate being at least partially dissolved in an aqueous liquid is produced in a process, wherein an aqueous liquid is mixed with a cellulose ether acetate having a degree of substitution of acetyl groups, DSAc, of from 0.05 to 0.75 and the temperature of the mixture of the cellulose ether acetate and the aqueous liquid is set to less than 10 C to at least partially dissolve the cellulose ether acetate in the aqueous liquid.