Denim

Processing
Products for denim
processing
Achitex Minerva S.p.a has been producing chemical
specialties and auxiliaries for the textile industry since
1981. The Group offers its customers a product range
that extends over 1200 specific preparations for every
stage of the textile processing, ensuring that any
industrial need can be satisfied. With its wide range of
products for denim processing and its qualified team of
technicians taking care of R&D and technical support,
Achitex is a reliable partner for all companies involved
in the dyeing and finishing of Denim.

DYEING
ACHITINA IMC Wetting agent. Non foaming, stable to alkaline, reductive and oxidative conditions. Acts as a re-wetting agent and improves levelness of dyeing.

ACHITINA GO Wetting agent. Non foaming, stable to alkaline, reductive and oxidative conditions. Acts as a re-wetting agent and improves levelness of
dyeing. Approved by Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

PLEXMET KDM Ca and Mg sequestering-dispersing agent. Especially developed for cleaning of the yarn. Approved by Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

DISPERSANT SP Dispersing agent, protective colloid of vat and indigo dyes.

ACHITINA F All-purpose emulsifying, dispersing, levelling agent and detergent of general use. Especially indicated for dispersions of sulphur and indigo dyes.

ACHIFIX IND Fixing agent. Especially indicated for indigo dyed yarns in continuous processes, in rope and in wide form. Suitable for sulphur dyes and
indigo yarns. Improves the washing fastness and the resistance to stone washing, prevents staining on weft and on pockets.

ACHIFIX GO Fixing agent. Especially indicated for indigo dyed yarns in continuous processes, in rope and in wide form. Suitable for sulphur dyes and indi- SKYER

go yarns. Improves the washing fastness and the resistance to stone washing, prevents staining on weft and on pockets. Approved by Global
Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

FINISH GT Lubricating agent. Improves sliding between fibres, therefore it is useful for wet paraffining of cotton, linen yarns and their blends. Particularly
CREELS PREPARATION INDIGO DYEING WASHING BOX DRYING COILERS

suitable as a lubricant for the rope opening in the dyeing of denim. FIXING AND
LUBRICATING BOX
ACHITINA IMC DISPERSANT SP
PLEXMET LG ACHITINA F

ACHIFIX IND

Indigo Indigo
FINISH GT

SKYER SKYER

rope shift
dyeing CREELS PREPARATION INDIGO DYEING WASHING BOX

FIXING AND
LUBRICATING BOX
DRYING COILERS
dyeing CREELS PREPARATION INDIGO DYEING WASHING BOX

FIXING BOX
DRYING SIZING

ACHITINA IMC DISPERSANT SP

PLEXMET LG ACHITINA F ACHITINA IMC DISPERSANT SP ACHIFIX IND
PLEXMET LG ACHITINA F
ACHIFIX IND
FINISH GT

SKYER

DESIZING CREELS PREPARATION INDIGO DYEING WASHING BOX

FIXING BOX
DRYING SIZING

ACHITINA IMC DISPERSANT SP ACHIFIX IND

ECOPON LO Detergent and wetting agent with a high dispersing power. Low foaming, maintains high hydrophily to the fibre. High stability to caustic soda
PLEXMET LG ACHITINA F

solutions, suitable for cotton desizing, scouring and bleaching and for wool.

PLEXMET RE N Dispersing and sequestering agent specific for soaping. Very strong dispersing action and excellent complexing power towards calcium ions.
Does not affects dyestuff exhaustion, not surface-active, non foaming.

ECOPON IBS Non siliconic de-aerating and wetting agent. Very stable under alkaline conditions and high temperature. Can be used as anti-foamer during
desizing, scouring and bleaching operations of cotton yarns and fabrics and cotton blends. Increases the efficiency of the surface-active
agents used in preparation.

ECOLASE HN Enzymatic (alpha-amylase) desizing agent. Resistant to high temperatures (95-100 C), suitable for desizing starch.

ECOLASE LF Enzymatic (alpha-amylase) desizing agent. Suitable for padding application at 40-
70 C, used in pad-batch desizing. Suitable for discontinuous operations.
MERCERIZATION
One of main drawbacks of the mercerization process
is the staining on weft effect. The products
Oxiton S Liq. and Oxiton SP2, applied during the
mercerization process or during the washing process
provide an effective remedy for this problem.

Fabric treated with oxiton

OXITON S LIQ Anti-reduction agent. Suitable in reactive dyes
dyeing and in vat dyes oxidation

OXITON SP2 Ecological oxidizing agent for sulphur, hydron and

vat dyes. Improves rubbing fastness, dyestuffs
exhaustion and reproducibility.

MERCERIZING MF Wetting agent for mercerization and caustic soda

operations, cresols-free. Non
foaming, has a dispersing and sequestering
action against impurities and earthalkaline
salts. Stable till 28-30 B. Approved by Global
Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

LAVAPAL N800 Backstaining prevention agent for denim garment

process. It preserves weft and
pockets from staining.

Approved by Global Organic

Textile Standard (GOTS)
Untreated fabric

FINISHING
The wide range of products available for finishing
provides solutions to the requirements of a market
in continuous evolution.

Traditional finishing Finishing by foaming/coating

FINISH 36L Silicone slightly reactive micro-emulsion, very BINDER ACM Dispersion of self-crosslinking acrylic polymer.
stable; it appears as a colloidal solution. It can be It forms a soft, transparent and flexible film.
used together with resins and not ionic/cationic
BINDER SE CONC Dispersion of self-crosslinking acrylic polymer.
finishing products, with good bath stability. It
It forms a transparent and stiff film.
gives a slippery and smooth handle to fabrics,
and does not have any influence on the degree of BINDER 521 Dispersion of vynil polymer. It forms a rigid
whiteness.
film.
POLIFINISH 30 NI Polyethylenic emulsion for textile finishing. Gives FINISH PL LIQ Polyurethane latex. It provides a glossy effect.
a soft handle, increases the tear and abrasion
strength and improves the sewability. Suitable for FINISH PNI Polyurethane latex. It provides an elastic,
padding application. gummy effect.

FINISH SJ Finishing auxiliary to improve sewability to all ACHITFOAM SD Amide derivative, with foaming effect.
natural fibers and their blends, giving soft handle
and gloss effect without affecting the shade and ECOPON AM ST Dispersion of salified fatty acid, with foam
the white degree. Confers elasticity to knitted stabilizing effect.
goods.
CROSSLINKER M Blocked diisocyanate, cross-linker, activation
GLIOFIX LFC EXTRA Low formaldehyde self-catalytic glyoxalic resin. temperature at 100-120C.
Improves handle and dimension
stability, has a slight influence on white degree MINERPRINT PIGMENTS Range of pigment dispersions for coloured
and hue of dyed substrates. effects.
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