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 SPINNING
AVIFIL HT 906
Spin finish for polyester filament particularly suggested for FDY process, highly recommended for HT yarn.
AVIFIL PES 303
Spin finish developed for medium-fine counts of Polyester POY intended for texturing on high-speed machines. Leaves minimal residue in texturizing ovens. It is characterized by an excellent antistatic protection.
AVIFIL PES 606
Spin finish developed for medium to high dtex Polyester yarns, recommended both for multifilament and monofilament.
AVIFIL TWDS
Spin finish expressly studied for smooth polyester yarn spun in POY, FDY with subsequent drawing-warping-sizing. Recommended when an excellent compatibility with polyester and/or acrylic sizes is required, it can satisfy the entire range of deniers.
TECHSPIN PES 70 L
Spin finish for short spinning plants, in particular on those fed mainly with regenerated polymer coming from the recycling of by-products, recycled materials and flakes of post-consumer PET bottles. It is characterized by low F/M friction and medium-high F/F friction. The product guarantees good inter-fibre cohesion and good thermal stability. It has excellent antistatic power.