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.

SEMI-WORSTED SPINNING

ACHIFIL R 345

Lubricant suitable for worsted spinning of wool and its blends with synthetic, suitable both for open-end spinning and to be used in a backwashing. The product is characterized by its excellent lubricating power and high capacity to retain moisture. It improves the cohesion between fibres and reduces the coefficients of friction F/F and F/M. It does not give rise to rancidity, yellowing or deposits and does not damage the parts of the machinery.

ACHISTAT 073 F

Multi-purpose antistatic that can be used in all spinning and gluing processes. It is characterized by its high antistatic effect and its ability to retain moisture. The product does not contain mineral oils and fats and is free from odors and yellowing. Its special formulation allows to obtain well parallelized fibres and very regular sleevers.

DEFILAN HRO

Lubricant of natural origin, intended for spinning synthetic and / or natural fibres with the semi-worsted system.