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.

POLYESTER

ACHISIZE J 120

Sizing for smooth and textured polyester continuous thread for direct sizing with air, shuttle, automatic and water jet looms. It can be used both on parallel continuous threads with a low count, as well as on textured threads and on threads with a higher count. The product produces a flexible and resistant film, with excellent adhesion to the polyester thread.

ACHISIZE J 130

Sizing for smooth and textured polyester continuous thread for direct sizing with air, shuttle, automatic and water jet looms. It can be used both on parallel continuous threads with a low count, as well as on textured threads and on threads with a higher count. The product produces a flexible and resistant film, with excellent adhesion to the polyester thread.

ACHISIZE J 150 B

Sizing agent for polyester continuous yarn usable on parallel continuous yarns with low count, on textured yarns and on yarns with higher counts. To obtain good sizing and weaving results, it is desirable that the yarn does not have more than 1% lubricating oil to avoid sticking of the beams and the formation of gummy deposits on the looms.The product forms a flexible and resistant film, with a excellent adhesion to polyester thread.

ZDHC LEVEL 3 INDITEX A A

ACHISIZE PES

Sizing agent for polyester continuous yarn usable on parallel continuous yarns with low count, on textured yarns and on yarns with higher counts. To obtain good sizing and weaving results, it is desirable that the yarn does not have more than 1% lubricating oil to avoid sticking of the beams and the formation of gummy deposits on the looms.The product forms a flexible and resistant film, with a excellent adhesion to polyester thread.

GOTS 6.0 ZDHC LEVEL 1

ACHISIZE PES LIQ

Sizing agent for polyester continuous yarn usable on parallel continuous yarns with low count, on textured yarns and on yarns with higher counts. To obtain good sizing and weaving results, it is desirable that the yarn does not have more than 1% lubricating oil to avoid sticking of the beams and the formation of gummy deposits on the looms.The product forms a flexible and resistant film, with a excellent adhesion to polyester thread.