{"id":72,"date":"2026-09-23T17:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uat.alpenol.com\/sizaltex-lvn\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:27:53","slug":"sizaltex-lvn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alpenol.com\/hi\/sizaltex-lvn\/","title":{"rendered":"Sizaltex LVN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FBFAF7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;84px||0px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow\">SOLUTIONS &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; SIZALTEX LVN<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"al-h-lg\">Sizaltex LVN<\/h1>\n<p class=\"al-lead\" style=\"margin-top:30px;max-width:600px;color:#7A756B;\">Our gum-based grade. A different chemistry to the compound family, specified case by case where it suits the warp and the mill better.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<img class=\"al-img\" src=\"https:\/\/alpenol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alpenol-lvn-process.jpg\" alt=\"Warp yarn under tension during sizing\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"380\" style=\"border-radius:14px;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:616\/380;\" \/>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"al-rule\" \/>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;96px||96px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"al-split\">\n<div class=\"al-split__l\">\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow\">POSITIONING<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-h-md\" style=\"max-width:560px;\">Not a replacement, an alternative<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-split__r\">\n<p class=\"al-prose\">The compound range covers most warps. Sizaltex LVN exists for the cases it does not, where a gum base behaves better against the fibre, the count or the finishing route a mill runs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-prose\">It is specified with our technical team rather than picked off a list. Tell us what you weave and we will say whether it is the right choice, or whether a compound grade is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FBFAF7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;88px||88px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;@media (max-width: 767px) {||  .et_pb_text_4 .al-rule {||    display: none;||  }||}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"al-sechead\">\n<div class=\"al-sechead__l\">\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow\">WHEN TO CHOOSE IT<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-h2\">A complete PVA replacement<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-sechead__r\">\n<p class=\"al-lead\">Sizaltex replaces PVA rather than sitting alongside it. Final selection always comes from a trial on your own warp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"al-rule\" \/>\n<div class=\"al-appgrid\" style=\"margin-top:48px;\">\n<div class=\"al-card al-card--accent\">\n<div class=\"al-card__pad\">\n<h3 class=\"al-h3\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">You are looking to replace PVA<\/h3>\n<p class=\"al-body\" style=\"margin-top:12px;\">A complete PVA replacement. It gives identical performance while delivering lower COD and higher BOD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-card al-card--accent\">\n<div class=\"al-card__pad\">\n<h3 class=\"al-h3\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">You want to make desizing more efficient<\/h3>\n<p class=\"al-body\" style=\"margin-top:12px;\">Save cost on enzymes, energy and time in desizing by desizing with hot water and a good scouring and wetting agent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-card al-card--accent\">\n<div class=\"al-card__pad\">\n<h3 class=\"al-h3\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">You want to reduce chemical dosage<\/h3>\n<p class=\"al-body\" style=\"margin-top:12px;\">Sizaltex improves wet pick up by 25%, helping to reduce chemical dosage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-card al-card--accent\">\n<div class=\"al-card__pad\">\n<h3 class=\"al-h3\" style=\"font-size:20px;\">Softer fabric feel<\/h3>\n<p class=\"al-body\" style=\"margin-top:12px;\">Sizaltex helps deliver a softer fabric feel because of its low dosage and natural formulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;88px||88px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;@media (max-width: 767px) {||  .et_pb_text_5 .al-rule {||    display: none;||  }||}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"al-sechead\">\n<div class=\"al-sechead__l\">\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow\">WHY IT IS DIFFERENT<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-h2\">The desizing step is the point<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-sechead__r\">\n<p class=\"al-lead\">Every other compound in the range desizes enzymatically. This one does not, and that is the whole reason it exists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"al-rule\" \/>\n<div class=\"al-numgrid\" style=\"margin-top:46px;\">\n<div class=\"al-numcard\"><span class=\"al-numcard__n\">01<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__t\">Enzyme-free desizing<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__d\">The fabric washes off in hot water at 80 to 90 degrees. No enzyme step, and a smaller bill at the effluent plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-numcard\"><span class=\"al-numcard__n\">02<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__t\">Wet pick-up improved by 25 percent<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__d\">More size on the yarn for the same box, which is where the dosage saving comes from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-numcard\"><span class=\"al-numcard__n\">03<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__t\">Shorter desizing time<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__d\">Removing the enzyme step takes time out of preparation and frees the line sooner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-numcard\"><span class=\"al-numcard__n\">04<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__t\">A complete PVA replacement<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-numcard__d\">One fully soluble compound. No binders, no mixers, no polyvinyl alcohol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec al-sec&#8211;ink&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#232020&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;76px||76px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;@media (max-width: 767px) {||  .et_pb_text_6 .al-rule {||    margin-top: 12px;  }||  .al-spec__i{||    padding-bottom :12px; ||  }||  .al-spec{||    gap: 12px;||  }||}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow al-eyebrow--green\">SPECIFICATION<\/p>\n<div class=\"al-sechead\">\n<div class=\"al-sechead__l\">\n<h2 class=\"al-h-md\" style=\"color:#fff;max-width:700px;\">Confirmed per order<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"al-sechead__r\">\n<p class=\"al-lead\">Full specification is issued with the data sheet once the application is known. Figures below are the headings we confirm against.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"al-rule\" \/>\n<div class=\"al-spec\">\n<div class=\"al-spec__i\"><span class=\"al-spec__k\">BASE CHEMISTRY<\/span><span class=\"al-spec__v\">Gum based<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-spec__i\"><span class=\"al-spec__k\">COUNT RANGE<\/span><span class=\"al-spec__v\">Ne 0 to 80<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-spec__i\"><span class=\"al-spec__k\">FIBRE SUITABILITY<\/span><span class=\"al-spec__v\">Cotton, P\/C, viscose and PV<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-spec__i\"><span class=\"al-spec__k\">DESIZING ROUTE<\/span><span class=\"al-spec__v\">Hot water at 80 to 90 degrees, no enzyme<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-spec__i\"><span class=\"al-spec__k\">PACK SIZES<\/span><span class=\"al-spec__v\">Confirmed per order<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-spec__i\"><span class=\"al-spec__k\">DATA SHEET<\/span><span class=\"al-spec__v\">Issued on request<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;88px||88px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow\">SIDE BY SIDE<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-h-md\" style=\"max-width:720px;\">Sizaltex LVN against the compound range<\/h2>\n<div class=\"al-cmp\">\n<div class=\"al-cmp__h\"><span><\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__ha\">SIZALTEX LVN<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__hb\">COMPOUND RANGE<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-cmp__r\"><span class=\"al-cmp__k\">Base chemistry<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__a\">Gum based<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__b\">Native maize starch, modified in our plant<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-cmp__r\"><span class=\"al-cmp__k\">Typical use<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__a\">Specified case by case<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__b\">Covers the majority of warps<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"al-cmp__r\"><span class=\"al-cmp__k\">Selection<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__a\">With our technical team<\/span><span class=\"al-cmp__b\">From the four published grades<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;al-sec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#EAF1FB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;76px||76px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1312px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"al-ctaband\">\n<div class=\"al-ctaband__l\">\n<p class=\"al-eyebrow\">NEXT STEP<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-ctaband__h\">Talk to us before you specify<\/h2>\n<p class=\"al-ctaband__s\">Sizaltex LVN is matched to the application. 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