Milliken & Company

Milliken & Company

Type	Private
Traded as	N/A
Industry	Innovation, Research, Chemistry, Foor Covering, Performance Materials and Textiles
Founded	1865 (1865)
Headquarters	Corporate Headquarters Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Dr. Joseph Salley (CEO)
Products	Specialty Chemicals Floor Coverings Specialty Fabrics Performance Products Milliken Performance Solutions
Revenue	Not Available to Public
Operating income	Not Available to Public
Net income	Not Available to Public
Total assets	Not Available to Public
Total equity	Not Available to Public
Employees	7,000 (2011)
Website	Official website

Milliken & Company is an innovation company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people’s lives since 1865. With corporate headquarters is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company has expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical^[1], floor covering^[2], and performance materials.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Milliken has long led the way for “knowledge-based” investment, employing over 100 PhDs, including the current CEO and two Division Presidents, and has accumulated more than 2,200 U.S. patents and more 5,000 patents worldwide.

History

Milliken & Company's roots go back nearly 150 years to 1865 when Seth Milliken & William Deering founded Deering Milliken Company, a small woolen fabrics jobbing firm in Portland, Maine. William Deering left the company a few years later and started the Deering Harvester Company, which is today known as Navistar. In 1868, Seth Milliken moved the company headquarters to New York City, at that time the heart of the American textile industry. In 1884, the company invested in a new facility in Pacolet, South Carolina, and from that basic beginning the manufacturing operations grew. In 1976, Deering Milliken officially became Milliken & Company. With headquarters in Spartanburg, SC, today the company operates in a number of diverse disciplines including specialty chemicals, performance products, floor coverings, specialty fabrics and business consulting services.

Company Leadership

Roger Milliken became President of the company on the death of his father in 1947, and served in that capacity until 1983. That year, he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Milliken & Company and named Dr. Thomas J. Malone as President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2002 Dr. Malone retired, and Dr. Ashley Allen was named President and COO, becoming CEO in 2006 as Mr. Milliken stepped aside from daily management. In 2008, Dr. Allen retired and was succeeded by Dr. Joe Salley. Mr. Milliken continued as Chairman of the Board until his death on December 30, 2010.

Awards

Milliken & Company was selected by Fortune magazine as a “Best Company to Work For” and by Ethisphere magazine as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies". Milliken has also been recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the European Quality Award, the British Quality Award, the Canadian Quality Prize, and over 50 JIPM/TPM prizes.

Manufacturing Base

Milliken & Company has more than 7,000 associates with 39 manufacturing facilities located in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and China^[8]. Milliken serves a variety of industries to include automotive fabrics, interior furnishings, apparel fabrics, industrial products and specialty chemicals.

Safety

Occupational Hazards magazine named Milliken one of “The 17 Safest Companies in America, ” and is one of the top 4 companies in the Nation for OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) STAR sites.

External links

• Milliken & Company Website

References

1. ^ http://www.millikenchemical.com
2. ^ http://www.millikencarpet.com
3. ^ http://www.millikeneurope.com
4. ^ http://www.visaendurance.com
5. ^ <http://tegris.milliken.com
6. ^ http://www.millikenmilitary.com
7. ^ http://www.millikenfr.com
8. ^ http://www.milliken.com/en-us/ourcompany/Pages/about-us.aspx