Milliken & Company
Textile Spartanburg, SC · Private
Milliken & Company maintains a substantial manufacturing footprint across the Southeast with 30+ facilities concentrated in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The company's diversified portfolio spans textiles, specialty chemicals, and flooring products serving automotive, healthcare, and commercial interiors markets.
Milliken & Company is a privately held global manufacturer of textiles, specialty chemicals, and flooring products, producing performance fabrics, carpet tiles, broadloom, plastic additives, colorants, and nonwoven materials for markets including apparel, automotive, healthcare, and commercial interiors.
Employees
8,000
Mfg Plants
27
All Facilities
31
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (31 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (27)
New Holland Plant
Gainesville, GA
Broadwoven cotton fabric mill; ISO 9001:2015 certified as of August 2024; former Spartan Mills facility acquired by Milliken.
Newton Plant
Hartwell, GA
Broadwoven wool and blend fabric mill established 1965; approximately 115 employees; named for Russell B. Newton.
Live Oak / Milstar Complex
LaGrange, GA
Milliken's largest flooring operation; carpet tile and broadloom dyeing and finishing; rebuilt after a major fire in 1995; employs over 400 associates.
Maple Complex (Floor Covering)
LaGrange, GA
Commercial carpet tile and broadloom manufacturing for commercial, hospitality, and residential markets.
Duncan M. Stewart Plant
LaGrange, GA
Upholstery and specialty textile weaving; supports flooring division operations.
Valway / Hillside Plants
LaGrange, GA
Active carpet and textile manufacturing; Valway portion confirmed active as of 2024; Hillside complex produces woven and knitted textile products.
Alma Plant (Carpet Yarn Spinning)
Nicholls, GA
Carpet yarn spinning; confirmed active with current Milliken job postings for microprocessor technicians and re-roll operators in 2023-2024.
Pine Mountain Plant
Pine Mountain, GA
Diverse manufacturing operations; industrial and performance textiles including towel fabrics and specialty woven goods; listed in LaGrange-Troup County Chamber as active manufacturer.
Kingsley Plant
Thomson, GA
Produces workwear, boat awnings and covers, defense and government fabrics, and duct tape backing; recognized as Large Business of the Year (McDuffie County); active as of March 2025.
Humphrey Plant
Toccoa, GA
Textile manufacturing facility in Stephens County, GA; produces specialty woven fabrics.
Hatch Plant
Columbus, NC
Circular and weft knitting with package dye house; produces natural and synthetic knitted fabrics for industrial, automotive, and apparel markets.
Two Rivers Plant (fmr. Frontier Spinning)
Mayodan, NC
Open-end yarn spinning facility acquired from Gildan Activewear in August 2022 for $29.4M; supplies yarn to multiple Milliken textile plants for protective fabrics, workwear, defense, industrial, and napery applications.
Magnolia Finishing Plant
Blacksburg, SC
Integrated fabric dyeing and finishing for workwear, military, and flame-resistant apparel; expanded in 2022 with $27.4M investment adding 75 jobs.
Allen Plant (Milliken Chemical)
Blacksburg, SC
Specialty chemical manufacturing producing plastic additives, performance colorants and ingredients, and fine chemicals including the Millad NX 8000 polypropylene clarifier; world-class clarifier plant expansion completed ~2020.
Cypress Chemical Plant
Blacksburg, SC
Batch specialty chemical operations in Cherokee County, SC; produces specialty organic and performance chemical formulations.
Cheraw Plant (fmr. Highland Industries)
Cheraw, SC
Acquired from Highland Industries in September 2025; serves as a hub for Milliken's technical textile weaving and knitting capabilities.
Dewey Plant (Milliken Chemical)
Inman, SC
Active specialty organic chemical manufacturing; produces plastic additives, performance colorants, and fine chemicals; approximately 100 employees.
Johnston Plant
Johnston, SC
Broadwoven fabric mill producing apparel fabrics, activewear, uniforms, and fine goods; ISO 9001 certified as of 2024.
Kingstree Plant
Kingstree, SC
Yarn winding and twisting operations in Williamsburg County, SC.
Gilliland Plant
Laurens, SC
Knit fabric manufacturing (weft and circular knit) for specialty industrial and other markets; named for MIT Chemical Engineering chair Dr. Ed Gilliland.
Enterprise Plant
Marietta, SC
Broadwoven fabric mill; development, dyeing and finishing of textiles for apparel and decorative applications.
Gayley Plant
Marietta, SC
Dyeing and finishing of automotive and elastic fabrics.
Gerrish Plant
Pendleton, SC
Water jet weaving facility producing automotive, outerwear, and napery fabrics; active with ongoing job postings and directory listings as of 2025.
Excelsior Plant
Pendleton, SC
Integrated piece dye and finishing plant in Anderson County, SC.
Hillcrest Plant (Automotive Nonwovens)
Simpsonville, SC
Produces flocked carpet and nonwoven fabrics for automotive interiors; part of Milliken's automotive textiles division.
Cushman Plant
Williamston, SC
Texturing, twisting, and winding of filament yarns; also performs warping, sizing, and beaming of continuous filament yarns for downstream textile plants.
Milliken Nonwovens LLC (Columbia TN)
Columbia, TN
Quilted and nonwoven fabric manufacturing for bedding, furniture, and automotive applications; acquired from Kasbar National; approximately 100-249 employees.
Other Facilities (4)
Sycamore Transportation Warehouse
Clinton, SC · distribution
110,000 sq ft distribution and warehousing hub supporting just-in-time delivery to Milliken's Southeast manufacturing plants; also maintains Milliken's trucking fleet (SCTA Grand Truck Safety Award 2023).
Cotton Blossom Warehouse
Spartanburg, SC · distribution
Warehouse and pilot manufacturing support facility in Spartanburg; handles finished goods warehousing and distribution logistics.
Corporate Headquarters / Milliken Research Campus
Spartanburg, SC · hq
Global HQ housing ~1,000 associates including senior leadership; also home to extensive product research, design, prototype, and testing laboratories for textiles, chemicals, and flooring.
Milliken Research Operations (R&D / Pilot Plant)
Spartanburg, SC · r&d
Integrated research and pilot manufacturing plant co-located on the Spartanburg campus; conducts materials science R&D across textiles, chemicals, and flooring product lines.