TEXTILE CHEMISTRY

The competitive textile market where Achitex Minerva Group has operated throughout its history demands product quality, customer service and a flair for innovation, and in response the Company is constantly engaged on research and development, with a particular focus on reducing the environmental impact of its processes.

Achitex Minerva Group textile sector includes a complete range of products for all phases of the fabric finishing process, from spinning to printing.
•    Primary and secondary spinning products
•    Sizing products
•    Preparation, dying and finishing auxiliaries
•    Powder and liquid Chemantrene dyestuffs
•    Technical textile compounds
•    Continuous and discontinuous printing

Printing products include:
•    Minerprint® pigment dispersion
•    ready-to-use pastes for continuous printing
•    screen printing ranges (water-based, Plastisol, PVC-free Plastisol-like, silicones)
•    photopolymeric emulsions for screen printing matrices
•    digital printing pre-treatments
•    pigment-based inks for digital printing

Most Achitex Minerva products for textile applications are on the list Inditex and hold GOTS, bluesign® and ZDHC certifications.

ONE SHOT PRODUCTS FOR CO - PES/CO

ACHISIZE CV 80 LC

Well balanced size that normally does not require further additions to the sizing bath, specially designed for sizing 100% cotton, viscose staple, acrylic fibres, wool and their blends with polyester. It is a synergistic blend of components of natural and synthetic origin capable of simplifying the sizing operation and avoiding errors during the mixing phase. The solutions obtained are homogeneous, do not gel, are very stable and have a high adhesive power.

GOTS 6.0 ZDHC LEVEL 1

ACHISIZE CV 90 LC

Product designed for sizing 100% cotton, viscose staple warps, acrylic fibres, wool and their blends with polyester. It is a synergistic blend of modified natural derivatives, reinforcing agents, waxy agents and defoamers. The obtainable solutions are homogeneous, very stable and with a strong bonding power. The treated threads have a particularly high resistance to mechanical abrasion and traction forces. The plasticity of the film guarantees optimal weaving performance.

ACHISIZE VD 40 NK LC

Synthetic polymer indicated in the sizing of vegetable, animal and synthetic short fibre fibres and their blends in combination with starch derivatives, CMC and others. Its gluing properties are extremely high and allow a strong anchoring of the size such as to significantly reduce the pilling effect and the formation of dust on the frame. The product is characterized by its excellent adhesive power and to guarantee optimal protection of the yarn. It allows to obtain excellent loom yields with a reduction of breaks in the weaving phase.

GOTS 6.0 ZDHC LEVEL 1

ACHISIZE VD 80

Complete sizing agent specially designed for sizing cotton, viscose staple, acrylic fibres, wool and their blends with polyester. It is a synergistic blend of components of natural and synthetic origin, reinforcing, waxing and antifoam. The obtainable solutions are homogeneous, very stable and have a high bonding power.

Complete range of products for textile sizing, which improves the resistance of the warp threads during the weaving process.