PRODUCT CATALOGUE 2010

General Index General Index...................................................................................... Thickeners.........................................................................................1 Binders..............................................................................................3 Fixing Agents..................................................................................... 5 Emulsifiers.........................................................................................6 Lubricants..........................................................................................7 Softeners...........................................................................................8 Antifoaming Agents.............................................................................9 Rheology Modifiers............................................................................10 Multi-functional Auxiliaries..................................................................11 Additional Auxiliaries......................................................................... 12 White Pastes and White Dispersions.................................................... 13 Ready-to-use printing pastes and special effects................................... 15 PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS

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PEARLESCENT EFFECTS............................................................... 15 FLOCK PRINTING........................................................................ 16 SEERSUCKER EFFECTS................................................................ 16 METALLIC EFFECTS..................................................................... 16 GLOSSY EFFECTS....................................................................... 17 PHOSPHORESCENT EFFECTS........................................................ 18 DISCHARGE PRINTING................................................................ 18 SIMILAR-TO-DISCHARGE EFFECTS............................................... 18 3-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS (PUFF)................................................. 19 ELASTIC EFFECTS....................................................................... 20 SPARKLING EFFECTS.................................................................. 21 ON-TONE DYEING EFFECTS......................................................... 22 PIGMENT PRINTING UNDER REACTIVE DYES.................................. 22

Auxiliaries for Pigment Pad-Dyeing......................................................23 Screen printing products ..................................................................24 Alphabetical Index.............................................................................29

CAT10-20100601-005-EN Minerva

Thickeners CLEAR SP4 CLEAR HE Neutralized synthetic thickener for pigment printing. Good colour yield and good stability to electrolytes. Usage rate: 26-28 g/kg

CLEAR CP CLEAR L 60 Neutralized synthetic thickener for pigment printing, with good stability to electrolytes. Usage rate: 30-34 g/kg

CLEAR F30 Neutralized synthetic thickener for pigment printing. Excellent colour yield, brilliancy and final handle, VOC free. Usage rate: 25-27 g/Kg

CLEAR PM Powder synthetic thickener for pigment printing. Extremely high definition, VOC free. Usage rate: 8-10 g/Kg

THICKENER SF N

Rheology modifier and extremely highly effective thickener. Used to increase the viscosity of ready printing paste, it is totally salified and does not need any ammonia addition.

MINERSINT MR

Neutralized synthetic thickener for reactive and acid dyes printing. In comparison with natural thickeners gives higher brilliancy, colour yield, definition, maintaining an exceptional washability to have a natural smooth final handle.

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DISCHARGE CLEAR Blend of natural and synthetic thickeners, used in pigment discharge printing with Decrolin. The print recipe includes white spirit. An advantage offered by this system is represented by the fact that printed fabric can be kept for one day or more before steaming (better to avoid hot and humid rooms) without the danger of having uneven prints.

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Binders BINDER SE BINDER SE CONC Self cross-linking acrylic binder for pigment printing. Very few influence on viscosity; it allows to obtain quite soft prints with a good colour yield. It is suitable for furnishing fabrics, it shows a good fastness to light and it never becomes yellowish; suitable for pigment discharge printing.

BINDER S Self cross-linking acrylic binder for pigment printing. High fastness to light and washing. Very fast to dry cleaning, to gasoline and alcohol and to rubbing with solvents. It is particularly used for printing home and car interior fabrics.

BINDER ACM Self cross-linking acrylic copolymer binder for pigment printing. Good rheological characteristics, soft handle, not yellowing. Normally used on upholstery fabrics, and every time a soft handle is required. Rubbing and washing fastness are quite good. Suitable for pigment discharge printing.

BINDER RC Self cross-linking acrylic copolymer binder for pigment printing. Good rheological characteristics, soft handle, not yellowing. Normally used on upholstery fabrics, and every time a soft handle is required. Rubbing and washing fastness are quite good. Suitable for pigment discharge printing

BINDER RD U Medium-reactivity acrylic binder, very high stability and good rheologic behavior. Gives a quite soft handle and good rubbing and dry-cleaning fastness. Normally used on upholstery fabrics, suitable for pigment discharge printing.

BINDER U 50

Blend of acrylic and butadienic binders. Soft handle, good dry cleaning- and multiple washing- fastness. Used mainly for clothing and for flannel bed sheets. The use for upholstery fabrics is not recommended due to the tendency to become yellowish after long expositions to light. Not suitable for pigment discharge printing process.

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BINDER U 50 D Blend of acrylic and butadienic binders. Extremely soft handle, good fastness. Used mainly for clothing and for flannel bed sheets. The use for upholstery fabrics is not recommended due to the tendency to become yellowish after long expositions to light. Not suitable for pigment discharge printing process.

BINDER WST

Self cross-linking acrylonitrile butadienic binder. It allows to obtain pigment prints with extraordinary softness and very good fastness. It can be used alone to print clothing, specially on synthetic fibres or their blends. It can also be blended with Binder ACM, in various proportions, especially on pure cotton fabrics. It is not recommended for printing of furnishing. Like any butadienic binder, it is also not recommended for pigment discharge printing.

BINDER 521 Vinyl based binder. It has good rheology properties and prints obtained with this product have good fastness properties, no yellowing and “dry” handle. It is suitable for furnishing fabrics and it shows a good reactivity; polymerization starts at a quite low temperature (130°C).

BINDER SM Medium-reactivity acrylic binder, very high stability and good rheologic behavior. Gives a quite soft handle and good rubbing and dry-cleaning fastness. Normally used on upholstery fabrics, suitable for pigment discharge printing.

RESIN AB Binder for pigment printing. Based on water dispersion of a copolymer with butadienic base. Good rheologic behaviour, quite soft handle and dry cleaning fastness. Suitable for furniture articles, not recommended for articles exposed to light, nor for discharge and white pigment printing.

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Fixing Agents FIXATOR CN FIXATOR CN CONC Fixing agent based on melamine-formaldehyde etherified compound. It is used to cross-link the binders for pigment printing in order to improve washing fastness. Printing pastes containing Fixator C/N are stable and maintain high runnability even after several weeks. By using Fixator C/N the risk of trimethylamine formation (fish odour) typical of this category of products is considerably reduced.

FIXATOR LF Low formaldehyde fixing agent. It has the same application properties of Fixator CN and it is suitable for fabrics which come in contact with the skin. It contains a much lower quantity of free formaldehyde compared to Fixator CN.

FIXATOR NFO Formaldehyde-free cross-linking agent developed to eliminate formaldehyde from the pigment printed fabrics. It is 100% free from formaldehyde without any negative influence on fastness and final handle. The product is used with any kind of binder , acrylic and/or butadienic.

CROSSLINKER 2LE CROSSLINKER M Product used for reducing the length and/or the temperature during the polymerization of pigment printings. It develops its action already at room temperature on fabrics dryed in the air, that is it starts the not yet completed polymerization. It is effective when the polymerization can't be made for different reasons: fabric that doesn't resist at high temperatures, printing with dyestuffs development for which the only vaporization is enough, insufficient equipment, etc..

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Emulsifiers EMULSIFIER DF

Emulsifier. Based on Non ionic surfactant in concentrated form, stabilizes printing pastes, improves runnability especially on rotary machines. Increases pigment paste penetration and improves levelness.

EMULSIFIER NP N Emulsifier and mechanical stabilizer for acrylic and butadienic binders. Can be used in severe hot or cold climatic conditions.

EMULSIFIER LS Emulsifier for white spirit. Performs high colour yield and brilliancy with pigments and any kind of dyestuff (disperse, reactive, etc.). Not necessary if the thickener already contains emulsifiers.

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Lubricants LUBRILAC ZN

Lubricant for pigment printing, maintain wet the printing paste system. Based on modified polyglycolic derivatives, especially suitable for retarding drying of lacquers, white pastes and all printing pastes increasing runnability and avoiding clocking.

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Softeners SOFTENER A 95

Stable softener for printing. Emulsion of several components to be used in solvent-free printing pastes. Gives to cotton or cotton blends substrates a soft, dry, pleasant and smooth handle.

FINISH S Stable siliconic softener, improves dry rubbing fastness and runnability. Gives soft and smooth handle. Suitable for all kind of fibres including synthetic fibres and blends, compatible with all kind of printing pastes.

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Antifoaming Agents ANTIFOAM W CONC

Stable, strong and quick action antifoamer. Based on silicone emulsion. Long lasting antifoaming action in printing pastes preparations.

ANTIFOAM F

Non-siliconic antifoamer. Acts as antifoamer and as de-aerating agent, improves runnability by avoiding fat film formations in the cylinders and on printing squeegees. Compatible with anionic and cationic products, improves penetration and stability. Has no affinity with fibres and it is easily eliminated from substrates during drying.

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Rheology Modifiers THICKENER OVERFAST N

Rheology modifier for solvent based printing pastes (at least 30-50 g of white spirit). Improves levelness in solvent free printing pastes, has no influence on final handle and it is very resistant to electrolytes.

THICKENER E Thickener for increasing viscosity, reducing penetration and improving color yield and definition. Mainly used in solvent-free systems on light fabrics.

ANTI HALO ANTI HALO CO 20 Rheology modifier. Performs its action only in conjunction with another thickener (generally acrylic based). Increases printing paste viscosity and changes its rheology (reducing pseudo-plastic behaviour and sensitivity to shear forces). Mainly used for fine outlines, its action is more visible on synthetic fabrics.

PRINTOFIN SUPRA Rheology modifier. It is recommended to improve sharpness and definition, to increase viscosity of printing pastes, to reduce penetration and improve levelness and colour yield.

THICKENER SF N

Rheology modifier and extremely highly effective thickener. Used to increase the viscosity of ready printing paste, it is totally salified and does not need any ammonia addition.

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Multi-functional Auxiliaries PACK PRINT PACK PRINT CONC Compound with many various functions. Contains most part of printing paste components thus reducing the number of products in use and the possibility to make mistakes in printing pastes preparation. Improves colour yield and definition on cotton and on synthetic fabrics; reduces viscosity fall in presence of electrolytes, improves fastness level.

PACK PRINT NFO Formaldehyde-free compound with many various functions. Contains most part of printing paste components thus reducing the number of products in use and the possibility to make mistakes in printing pastes preparation. Improves colour yield and definition on cotton and on synthetic fabrics; reduces viscosity fall in presence of electrolytes, improves fastness level.

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Additional Auxiliaries ANTIFERMENTATIVE

Wide range preservative, to protect components of any printing paste against bacterial activity.

HYDROFIL M

Very effective wetting agent. Suitable for double-sided printing and when a high penetration of printing paste is required. Often used in conjunction with Emulsifier DF.

DETERGENT BS Detergent for removing printing paste residues. Low aggressive solvent, very good and quick cleaning action, suitable on printing belts, on squeegees (by immersion or by hand brushing) and on padding- and curing- machines.

DISPERSANT P Highly effective dispersing agent. Easily soluble in water, prevents pigments from agglomeration and maintains them in a stable and very fine dispersion during the whole printing process. Extremely suitable in automated colour kitchens to avoid sedimentations in storage tanks and dosing valves. Can be added to printing systems as a stabilizing agent to prevent film formation in rotary screens and to ease their cleaning.

RHEOLOGY STABILIZER Auxiliary for maintaining and stabilize rheologic characteristics of printing pastes. Suitable for flat and rotation machine printing, improves runnability by reducing drying of printing pastes into the screens. It has no influence on rheology, final handle and fastness.

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White Pastes and White Dispersions WHITE 51

Stabilized aqueous dispersion of titanium dioxide, with high colour yield.

WHITE LT White pigment printing paste. Thanks to its low viscosity (3000/3500 cps), White LT can be easily stored in tanks and easily handled and dosed with modern colour kitchen pumps. To be used 100 to 500 g/kg with standard printing paste, accordingly to the desired effects. Light shades may be obtained by adding small quantities of Minerprint pigment to the printing paste.

SOFT WHITE C Ready-to-use white pigment printing paste. Thanks to an accurate selection and formulation of binders, Soft White C allows excellent white effect on woven and knitted fabrics with soft and plastic handle. Good washing and rubbing fastness. Wet rubbing is approximately half note lower than White 45. Suitable for using in screen printing (ex. T-shirt printing).

WHITE PT Ready-to-use white pigment printing paste with a reduced smoke emission, no smell release, no release of formaldehyde. Excellent performances, white degree and fastness, comparable with White 45. Can be reduced by using standard printing paste without great influence on viscosity.

WHITE SC Ready-to-use white printing paste with exceptional covering effect. On white and light shade dyed grounds, White SC can be reduced with pigment printing paste in any ratio maintaining good covering effect and white degree. Rubbing and washing fastness are excellent.

WHITE NO

High solid content, stabilized aqueous dispersion of titanium dioxide. Suitable for dyeing process.

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WHITE CA R Ready-to-use white printing paste, needs the addition of Fixator CN. The addition of a catalyst (suggested ammonium sulphate or bi-ammonium phosphate) allows fastness increasing and fixation time reducing. Suitable for printing very fine dots or lines.

WHITE NFO

Formaldehyde-free ready-to-use white printing paste. Thanks to its particular formulation, fabrics printed with White NFO do not release formaldehyde. White NFO has a good covering effect especially on dark grounds, good light, washing and ageing fastness. For printing on white or light shade grounds the product can be reduced up to 50% with standard printing paste maintaining good covering effect and good white degree.

WHITE 45 Ready-to-use white pigment printing paste, particularly suitable to print on dyed grounds for its good covering effect and high white degree. Its particular formulation and its high dispersion degree give excellent runnability on flat bad and rotary machines. On white and light shade dyed grounds, White 45 can be reduced with pigment printing paste in any ratio maintaining good covering effect and white degree. Rubbing and washing fastness are excellent. Suitable for using in screen printing (ex. T-shirt printing).

WHITE ACT WHITE CB Ready-to-use white printing paste with good covering effect. On white and light shade dyed grounds, White SC can be reduced with pigment printing paste in any ratio maintaining good covering effect and white degree. Rubbing fastness and handle can be improved by adding 30-50 g/Kg Finish S.

WHITE IM

Ready-to-use white printing paste with covering effect. Very high quality/price ratio.

PAPER WHITE D

High solid content, stabilized aqueous dispersion of white pigment. Perfectly and easily dispersible in acrylic and vinylic resins used in paper printing or paper coating.

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Ready-to-use printing pastes and special effects PRODUCTS FOR PEARLESCENT EFFECTS PERLAMIN RANGE

Perlamin is a range of ready-to-use printing pastes for brilliant pearlescent effects. Release of formaldehyde is very low, rubbing and washing fastness are good. Suggested flat screens are 55 yarns/cm and rotary screens are 125 mesh Penta. Perlamin range is composed by: −

PERLAMIN NBV – Ready-to-use printing paste for neutral pearlescent



PERLAMIN MT



PERLAMIN GOLD R - Ready-to-use printing paste for non-metallic



PERLAMIN

effects. Can be added by Minerprint pigments for coloured pearlescent effects. – Ready-to-use printing paste for neutral pearlescent

effects. Can be added by Minerprint pigments for coloured pearlescent effects. pearlescent Gold effects.

MA - Ready-to-use printing paste for

non-metallic

pearlescent Silver effects. −

PERLAMIN COPPER MA - Ready-to-use printing paste for nonmetallic pearlescent Copper effects. Suitable for 77 yarns/cm screens.



NEUTRAL PASTE MT

- Ready-to-use printing paste to be added with

mica based powders to obtain gold-silver metallic effects. Printing pastes are easily prepared by adding the necessary quantity of mica-titanium based powder under stirring. The printing pastes obtained have long flow with a suitable viscosity for flat bed and rotary printing machines. If necessary the viscosity can be increased by adding small amounts of Printofin Supra. The special composition of Neutral Paste MT and the accurate selection of binders lead to a good fastness both in washing, in dry and wet rubbing, and the prints do not practically release formaldehyde. 15

PRODUCTS FOR FLOCK PRINTING −

FLOCK PASTE NFO

- Formaldehyde-free ready-to-use printing paste,

used as adhesive component in flock printing. Allows good penetration and adhesion, soft final handle and good rubbing and washing fastness. It does not need any addition of fixing agents.

PRODUCTS FOR SEERSUCKER EFFECTS −

CREPON BINDER S

- Ready-to-use printing paste for “seersucker” or

“craquelé” effects. It reserves from caustic soda. Pigments can be added to the product to obtain coloured effects. To maximize effect the cotton must not be treated with caustic soda. −

MINERLUX NEW

- Ready-to-use printing paste for phosphorescent

effects. Based on polyurethanic resin, it is almost colourless. Charged with light energy, Minerlux New release the energy in the dark for several minutes. If coloured phosphorescent effect is needed, an addition of 8-10 g/kg fluorescent Minerprint pigments is suggested. Suitable for white substrates, as it has no covering effect. Reserving from caustic soda, can be used for “seersucker” effects, or can be overdyed with direct dyes by padding.

PRODUCTS FOR METALLIC EFFECTS Minerva has a wide range of products for metal printing: −

GOLD BINDER N



GOLD BINDER NTM

- Solvent-free ready-to-use printing paste, to be

added with metallic powders for metallic effects. Gold Binder N produces brilliant printings and preserve metals from oxidation. Suitable for 38-42 yarns/cm flat screens or 60-80 mesh rotary screens. - Solvent-free ready-to-use printing paste, to be

added with metallic powders for metallic effects. Highest stability to hot working temperatures, therefore better suitable in hot climatic Countries.

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GOLD BINDER NFO



ALUMINIUM PASTE



BRONZE POWDER E 900



BRONZE RICH PASTE - Bronze powder for gold metallic effects wetted

- Formaldehyde-free, solvent-free ready-to-use

printing paste, to be added with metallic powders for metallic effects. Gold Binder NFO produces brilliant printings and preserve metals from oxidation. - Aluminium Powder for silver metallic effects

wetted with suitable solvents to avoid any dust problem during printing paste preparation. Aluminium Paste must be added to Gold Binder N or Gold Binder NTM under slow stirring. Printings obtained with Aluminium Paste must be cured as normal pigments. - Bronze powder for gold metallic effect.

The product must be added to Gold Binder N or Gold Binder NTM under slow stirring. Printings obtained with Bronze Powder E/900 must be cured as normal pigments.

to avoid any dust problem during print paste preparation. Bronze Rich Paste is added to Gold Binder N or Gold Binder NTM under slow stirring. Printings obtained with Bronze Rich Paste must be cured as normal pigments.

PRODUCTS FOR GLOSSY EFFECTS Minerva has two different products for glossy effects: −

GLOSS PASTE - Ready-to-use printing paste for glossy effects on



PASTE GL - Ready-to-use printing paste for glossy effects on coloured

coloured cotton or cotton blends. Based on polyurethanic binders. Printings are very elastic and fast. On white or pale shade substrates Gloss Paste can be coloured with Minerprint pigments. To obtain very glossy and relief effects, it is recommend the use of 18-21 yarns/cm printing screens or 40 mesh rotary screens.

cotton or cotton blends. Based on acrylic binders, allows glossy, brilliant and fast effects with soft handle and it is suitable for flitter printing. On white or pale shade substrates Paste GL can be coloured with Minerprint pigments.

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PRODUCTS FOR PHOSPHORESCENT EFFECTS −

MINERLUX NEW - Ready-to-use printing paste for phosphorescent

effects. Based on polyurethanic resin, it is almost colourless. Charged with light energy, Minerlux New release the energy in the dark for several minutes. If coloured phosphorescent effect is needed, an addition of 8-10 g/kg fluorescent Minerprint pigments is suggested. Suitable for white substrates, as it has no covering effect. Reserving from caustic soda, can be used for “seersucker” effects, or can be overdyed with direct dyes by padding.

PRODUCTS FOR DISCHARGE PRINTING −

DISCHARGE CLEAR - Blend of natural and synthetic thickeners, used



SOFT DISCHARGE - Ready-to-use printing paste for discharge printing.



REDUCING AGENT Z – Powder auxiliary with strong reducing action,

in pigment discharge printing with Decrolin. The print recipe includes white spirit. An advantage offered by this system is represented by the fact that printed fabric can be kept for one day or more before steaming (better to avoid hot and humid rooms) without the danger of having uneven prints.

Stable to Reducing Agent Z, gives good fastness to coloured discharge printings.

suitable for discharge printing (white and coloured).

PRODUCTS FOR SIMILAR-TO-DISCHARGE EFFECTS Minerva has a wide range of products for similar to discharge printing on dark substrates: −

LACQUER GB - Ready-to-use high covering lacquer. Good wetting action



MATT LACQUER NT - Ready-to-use high covering lacquer. Suitable for

and consequently good runnability with a minimum colour pick-up on cylinders or screens. No clogging will occur if printing machines are stopped for a brief breakdown. Suitable for similar to discharge printing effects.

deep and brilliant coloured effects on dyed substrates. Suitable for similar to discharge printing effects. 18



SOFT LACQUER NFO

Formaldehyde-free, ready-to-use, high covering, soft and pleasant handle lacquer. Good covering effect, sharp outlines and good penetration on knitted goods. Suitable for deep and brilliant coloured effects on dyed substrates. Suitable for similar to discharge printing effects. –

PRODUCTS FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS (PUFF) Minerva has a wide range of products for 3-dimensional printing: −

MINERFOAM B - Ready-to-use printing paste for three-dimensional



MINERFOAM SR SPEC - Ready-to-use printing paste for three-



MINERFOAM FL - Ready-to-use printing paste for three-dimensional



MINERFOAM VA - Ready-to-use printing paste for three-dimensional

effects. Suitable on cellulosic and synthetic fibres. Good rubbing fastness, can be added with Minerprint pigments to obtain coloured 3D effects. Stable to high temperatures, does not show any yellowing, suitable for printing around burn-out effect. Lifting starts already at 120°C during drying; cure at 150°C for 3 minutes. Do not exceed recommended temperatures and times.

dimensional effects. Suitable for cellulosic fibres. Good rubbing fastness, can be added with Minerprint pigments to obtain coloured 3D effects. Stable to high temperatures, does not show any yellowing, suitable for printing around burn-out effect. Lifting starts already at 120°C during drying; cure at 150°C for 3 minutes. Do not exceed recommended temperatures and times.

effects. Suitable on rotary and flat-bed printing machines. Minerfoam FL provides a very nice and soft velvet 3D effect, similar to “flock printing”. Good washing and dry cleaning fastness, can be added with Minerprint pigments to obtain coloured 3D effects. This product may be tinted with Minerprint pigments in different concentrations. Printings must be cured at 150°C for 3 min after drying.

effects in contact or overprinted with reactive dyes printing pastes. Stable to steaming and suitable for rotary and flat-bed printing machines. Where overprinted, Minerfoam VA will be partially coloured. After steaming, curing in hot air at 160°C for 2 min is necessary.

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MINERFOAM NFO – Formaldehyde-free, ready-to-use printing paste for three-dimensional effects with high temperature lifting. Suitable for rotary and flat-bed printing machines. Thanks to its high temperature activation allows higher reliability and reproducibility of 3D effects, the adhesion to the fabric is very high and with shiny effect. Cure in hot air at 160°C for 2 min.

PRODUCTS FOR ELASTIC EFFECTS ELASTIL RANGE Elastil is a range of water-based, PVC- and phthalate-free, ready-to-use printing pastes for elastic lacquered effect on dark coloured, elastic and knitted fabrics. Rubbing and washing fastness are very good. Elastil range is composed by: −

ELASTIL TRANSPARENT FG – Ready-to-use printing paste for



ELASTIL COVERING AGENT FG - Ready-to-use printing paste, high



ELASTIL WHITE FG - Ready-to-use printing paste, high covering



ELASTIL GOLD - Ready-to-use printing paste for non-metallic gold



ELASTIL SILVER - Ready-to-use printing paste for non-metallic silver

printing on white and pale colour grounds.

covering effect for printing on dark grounds.

effect, bright white degree for white elastic effects.

elastic effects.

elastic effects.

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PRODUCTS FOR SPARKLING EFFECTS MINERSTAR RANGE

Ready-to-use printing paste which provides the prints with a brilliant metallic sparkling effect. Suggested screens for flat or rotary are 40 mesh. Minerstar range is composed by: − − − − − −

MINERSTAR MINERSTAR MINERSTAR MINERSTAR MINERSTAR MINERSTAR

GOLD SILVER BRONZE VIOLET TURQUOISE NEUTRAL PASTE, necessary to make reductions

maintaining high printability and fastness. Beside Minerstar, Minerva offers these products for the traditional flitter printing: −

FLITTER BINDER - Ready-to use printing paste for flitter printing. Its high content of polyurethanic high transparency incorporation of flitters without negative effects on quantity of Flitters allowed is around 250-300 g/kg size. The product itself is suitable for 10-12 yarns/cm 40 mesh special rotary screens.



binders allows the brilliancy. Maximum depending on flitter flat bed screens and

PASTE GL - Ready-to-use printing paste for glossy effects on coloured cotton or cotton blends. Based on acrylic binders, allows glossy, brilliant and fast effects with soft handle and it is suitable for flitter printing. On white or pale shade substrates Paste GL can be coloured with Minerprint pigments.

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PRODUCTS FOR ON-TONE DYEING EFFECTS −

RESIN A - Resin for tone-on-tone dyeing of cotton by using direct or reactive dyes. Performs a reserve action, reducing absorption of dyestuffs where printed.



RESIN RD - Resin for tone-on-tone dyeing of cotton by using direct or reactive dyes. Performs the opposite effect then Resin A, increasing absorption of dyestuffs where printed.

PRODUCTS FOR PIGMENT PRINTING UNDER REACTIVE DYES -

NEUTRAL EMULSION RD - Ready-to-use printing paste for pigment printing in contact or wet-on-wet overprinting with reactive or vat dyes. Allows the printing of very fine lines and designs where vat or reactive dye printing pastes will tend to bleed. No curing is necessary, the normal steaming is enough to fix Neutral Emulsion RD and pigments with good rubbing and washing fastness and with comfortable handle. To be printed in first position.

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Auxiliaries for Pigment Pad-Dyeing PADDING BINDER FM N

Acrylic polymers emulsion, which contains softeners and crosslinkers. It is used in pigment pad dyeing process, as it does not build up on the pad rollers; thus long runs are carried out with no problem. Obtained shades have very good dry/wet rub and wash fastness.

PADDING BINDER NFO Formaldehyde-free for pigment padding dyeing. It does not build up on the pad rollers; thus long runs are carried out with no problem. Dyeing have very good dry/wet rubbing and washing fastness. The product is also widely used in finishing of pigment printing fabrics when an improvement in rubbing fastness is required. It has anionic nature and must be used with non ionic or anionic auxiliaries only.

SINERGIL BT N Anti-migrating and wetting agent for pigment pad dyeing. Performs brilliant and levelled shades and soft final handle.

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Screen printing products

ADHESIVE TM

High adhesivity ready-to-use printing paste for Mylar foils transfer. Transfer is made by high-pressure calandering at a temperature of 140-160° C. Very high resistance to washing.

S SOFT PASTE WST Ready-to-use printing paste, for very soft and brilliant print outs. Very good fastness to rubbing and washing, high runnability. It only needs to be added with the desired amount of Minerprint pigments.

SOFT PASTE NFO Ready-to-use formaldehyde-free printing paste, for very soft and brilliant print outs. Very good fastness to rubbing and washing, high runnability. It only needs to be added with the desired amount of Minerprint pigments.

WHITE S Ready-to-use white emulsion, white spirit-free, for screen printing. Major characteristic is the capability to cure very quickly, starting at low temperature (120° C are sufficient to reach sufficient fastness level).

WHITE SR KF Ready-to-use white printing paste, with excellent coverage and elasticity. Final handle is soft but with “dry feeling”. The product is able to inhibit Mylar foils heat transfer. After dilution, it can be applied even by spraying for garment applications.

COVERING AGENT E Ready-to-use printing paste with a very high covering effect, that can be shaded in any colour by simple addition of Minerprint pigments. Gives to print outs a matt aspect maintaining the colour yield of colours. The product inhibits Mylar foils heat transfer.

SOFT DISCHARGE

Ready-to-use printing paste for discharge printing. It needs the only addition of Reducing Agent Z (5-10%), it is very stable and gives good fastness in coloured discharge printing, together with a soft final handle.

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DISCHARGE FPW Neutral paste for discharge printing, studied to obtain very bright and uniform prints, with a good colour yield. Unlike traditional discharge printing, this product must be activated with REDOXONE F PW and it allows to obtain prints which do not release formaldehyde, this enabling to fulfill most exigent requirements. To obtain the best results of colour brightness and handle, REDOXONE F PW must be dissolved very well and curing must be carried out at a temperature of 170-180°C for three minutes.

DISCHARGE PASTE SR

Ready-to-use printing paste for discharge printing. Needs the only addition of Reducing Agent Z (5-10%), it has high runnability, soft final handle and high brilliancy if used in combination with stable-to-discharge Minerprint pigments.

DISCHARGE WHITE SR Ready-to-use white printing paste for discharge printing, with very high covering effect and very soft final handle. Can be printed with very fine screens thanks to its high runnability, and give a very high white degree on fabrics. Discharge White SR need to be activated by adding 5% of Reducing Agent Z (limit the possibilty of smell creation during processing and on finished garment). Discharge and fixation by curing at 150° C for 3 minutes.

CRACKING TRANSPARENT SR Ready-to-use printing paste for “cracking-effect”, if added with Minerprint pigments gives brilliant and glossy colour effects. It is usually printed on top of a first layer of Cracking White SR to have a better effect. Very high runnability, suitable for very fine screens.

CRACKING WHITE SR Ready-to-use printing paste for white “cracking-effect”. Handle of the printed goods is extremely rigid and dry to improve the effect. Cracking White SR has a very high covering effect and excellent runnability, it is suggested the use of open screens to allow the highest deposit of product on the fabric and consequently higher cracking-effect.

ELASTIL WHITE FG Ready-to-use water-based white printing paste for white, covering, elastic effects. It does not contain any PVC and any phtalate. Very good rubbing and washing fastness. Extremely high, pure and bright white degree.

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ELASTIL COVERING AGENT FG Ready-to-use water-based, PVC- and phthalate-free printing paste, with very high covering covering effect on dark substrates and high elasticity. To have coloured effects, it can be added by Minerprint pigments maintaining a high brilliancy of the shades. Very good rubbing and washing fastness.

ELASTIL TRANSPARENT FG

Ready-to-use water-based, PVC- and phthalate-free printing paste, very neutral and transparent and high elasticity. To have coloured effects, it can be added by Minerprint pigments maintaining a high brilliancy of the shades. Very good rubbing and washing fastness.

ELASTIL GOLD Ready-to-use gold elastic printing paste. It is a water-based product, metalsand PVC- and phthalate-free. Limited release of formaldehyde. Gives a high elasticity and very good covering effect in Gold colour. Rubbing and washing fastness are very good.

ELASTIL SILVER Ready-to-use silver elastic printing paste. It is a water-based product, metalsand PVC- and phthalate-free. Limited release of formaldehyde. Gives a high elasticity and very good covering effect in Silver colour. Rubbing and washing fastness are very good.

WHITE SR 301 Ready-to-use white and elastic printing paste, water-based, PVC- and phtalate-free. Very high coverage, very high elasticity, smooth handle and excellent runnability.

COVERING AGENT SR 301

Ready-to-use elastic printing paste, water-based, PVC- and phtalate-free. Very high covering effect, very high elasticity, smooth handle and excellent runnability. For coloured effects can be added by Minerprint pigments, maintaining a very high brilliancy.

TRANSPARENT SR 301 Ready-to-use transparent printing paste, water-based, PVC- and phthalatefree. Very high transparency, if added with Minerprint pigments maintains a very high brilliancy. High elasticity, smooth handle and excellent runnability.

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WHITE SR ND Ready-to-use white printing paste, with an excellent and superior runnability in screen printing. The product is water-based, PVC- and phthalate-free, leadand formaldehyde-free, and shows the capability to restart printing even after long stops in production, having an extremely reduced tendency to dry into screens. It could be considered as a “water-based Plastisol”, printing screens can be easily washed with water only even after many hours of usage. White SR ND is very elastic, has very high coverage, very low tacking, and can be printed with very fine screens, maintaining the typical soft handle of water-based products.

COVERING AGENT SR ND

Ready-to-use printing paste with high covering, elastic effect and an excellent and superior runnability in screen printing. For coloured effects it can be added by Minerprint pigments, maintaining a very high brilliancy. Final handle is very soft and very elastic, it is suitable for fine screens (90-100 yarns/cm). The product is water-based, PVC- and phthalate-free, lead- and formaldehyde-free, and shows the capability to restart printing even after long stops in production, having an extremely reduced tendency to dry into screens. It could be considered as a “water-based Plastisol”.

TRANSPARENT SR ND Ready-to-use transparent printing paste with high elasticity and superior runnability in screen printing. For coloured effects it can be added by Minerprint pigments, maintaining a very high brilliancy. Final handle is very soft and very elastic, it is suitable for fine screens. The product is waterbased, PVC- and phthalate-free, lead- and formaldehyde-free, and shows the capability to restart printing even after long stops in production, having an extremely reduced tendency to dry into screens. It could be considered as a “water-based Plastisol”.

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Alphabetical Index ADHESIVE TM......................................24 ALUMINIUM PASTE...............................17 ANTI HALO..........................................10 ANTI HALO CO 20................................10 ANTIFERMENTATIVE.............................12 ANTIFOAM F..........................................9 ANTIFOAM W CONC...............................9 BINDER 521..........................................4 BINDER ACM.........................................3 BINDER RC...........................................3 BINDER RD U........................................3 BINDER S.............................................3 BINDER SE...........................................3 BINDER SE CONC..................................3 BINDER SM...........................................4 BINDER U 50........................................3 BINDER U 50 D.....................................4 BINDER WST.........................................4 BRONZE RICH PASTE............................17 CLEAR CP.............................................1 CLEAR F30............................................1 CLEAR HE.............................................1 CLEAR L 60...........................................1 CLEAR PM.............................................1 CLEAR SP4............................................1 COVERING AGENT E.............................24 COVERING AGENT SR 301.....................26 COVERING AGENT SR ND......................27 CRACKING TRANSPARENT SR................25 CRACKING WHITE SR...........................25 CREPON BINDER S...............................16 CROSSLINKER 2LE.................................5 CROSSLINKER M...................................5 DETERGENT BS...................................12 DISCHARGE CLEAR...........................2, 18 DISCHARGE FPW.................................25 DISCHARGE PASTE SR..........................25 DISCHARGE WHITE SR.........................25 DISPERSANT P....................................12 ELASTIL COVERING AGENT FG.........20, 26 ELASTIL GOLD...............................20, 26 ELASTIL SILVER.............................20, 26 ELASTIL TRANSPARENT FG..............20, 26 ELASTIL WHITE FG.........................20, 25 EMULSIFIER DF.....................................6 EMULSIFIER LS.....................................6

EMULSIFIER NP N..................................6 FINISH S..............................................8 FIXATOR CN..........................................5 FIXATOR CN CONC.................................5 FIXATOR LF..........................................5 FIXATOR NFO........................................5 FLITTER BINDER..................................21 FLOCK PASTE NFO...............................16 GLOSS PASTE......................................17 GOLD BINDER N..................................16 GOLD BINDER NFO..............................17 GOLD BINDER NTM..............................16 HYDROFIL M........................................12 LACQUER GB.......................................18 LUBRILAC ZN........................................7 MATT LACQUER NT...............................18 MINERFOAM B.....................................19 MINERFOAM FL....................................19 MINERFOAM NFO.................................20 MINERFOAM SR SPEC...........................19 MINERFOAM VA...................................19 MINERLUX NEW.............................16, 18 MINERSINT MR......................................1 MINERSTAR BRONZE............................21 MINERSTAR GOLD................................21 MINERSTAR NEUTRAL PASTE.................21 MINERSTAR SILVER.............................21 MINERSTAR TURQUOISE.......................21 MINERSTAR VIOLET.............................21 NEUTRAL MULSION RD.........................22 NEUTRAL PASTE MT.............................15 PACK PRINT........................................11 PACK PRINT CONC...............................11 PACK PRINT NFO.................................11 PADDING BINDER FM N........................23 PADDING BINDER NFO.........................23 PAPER WHITE D...................................14 PASTE GL......................................17, 21 PERLAMIN COPPER MA..........................15 PERLAMIN GOLD R...............................15 PERLAMIN MA......................................15 PERLAMIN MT......................................15 PERLAMIN NBV....................................15 PRINTOFIN SUPRA...............................10 REDUCING AGENT Z.............................18 RESIN A.............................................22 29

RESIN AB.............................................4 RESIN RD...........................................22 RHEOLOGY STABILIZER........................12 S SOFT PASTE WST..............................24 SINERGIL BT N....................................23 SOFT DISCHARGE..........................18, 24 SOFT LACQUER NFO.............................19 SOFT PASTE NFO.................................24 SOFT WHITE C....................................13 SOFTENER A 95.....................................8 THICKENER E......................................10 THICKENER OVERFAST N......................10 THICKENER SF N..............................1, 10 TRANSPARENT SR 301 .........................26 TRANSPARENT SR ND...........................27

WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE WHITE

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