History

The 2010s - Present

2024: Milliken Assure™ Enters the Market

Milliken introduces Assure—the fire service industry's first non-halogenated, non-PFAS flame-resistant moisture barrier for firefighter turnout gear.

2022: Commitment to Eliminating PFAS from Textile Finishes and Fibers

In February 2022, Milliken & Company announces its commitment to eliminate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from the company’s entire textile finishes and fibers portfolio by December 31, 2022.

2020: Advancements in Sports Uniforms

Varsity® Spirit Fashion cheer uniforms include Visa® technology, ensuring superior color retention and vibrancy as well as color block technology so that every color in the uniform stays separate. For cheerleaders, this technology helps to make sure that the legacy from freshman to senior team uniforms holds true from season to season.

2019: Milliken & Company Acquires Polartec

2015: Milliken Celebrates 150 Years 

Milliken & Company celebrates a century and a half of innovation. For Milliken’s Textile Business, this means not only surviving, but thriving through the many challenges the industry has faced.

2014: Milliken & Company Acquires Westex

The 2000s-2007

2007: Improved Flame Resistance for U.S. Soldiers

Due to increased improvised explosive device (IED) threats, the U.S. Military begins looking for an improved flame-resistant uniform. Milliken engineers Abrams^® fabric to provide American soldiers additional protection for improved survivability.

2006: Automotive Safety Enhancements

Tegris^® composite is introduced as an integral component of the “Car of Tomorrow” by NASCAR with the goal of improving safety and performance. Tegris thermoplastic composite fabric proved lightweight but stiff enough to hold a racecar steady on a track at high speeds.

In the same year, Milliken launches its first sustainable water-based airbag chemistry for rollover protection in GM trucks.

2000: More Advancements in Space Technology

Milliken provides a flexible, lightweight, radar absorbing material made from a poly(pyrrole)-coated textile for a radar topography mission on the space shuttle Endeavor to prevent bounce-back signals from the antenna mast. This patented innovation resulted in exceptionally clear topographic mapping of the Earth.

1980-1999 年

1999:Milliken 和 Under Armour^® 合作开发高级打底衣

与 Under Armour^® 合作推出的第一款涤纶长丝弹力打底服装采用了美利肯的 Visa^® 饰面，可提供出色的水分管理、舒适度和去污效果。

1997:美利肯赢得 NASA 和美国的阻燃面料合同军队

美利肯赢得了用于制造 NASA 航天飞机飞行服的面料合同。FR 织物用于亚特兰蒂斯号、哥伦比亚号和发现号轨道器发射和再入期间的西装。

同年，美利肯开始为美国生产阻燃面料军事（Nomex^®）。

1993 年： Polartec 发明了用回收塑料编织的织物

1987:Indura^® FR 发明

Indura^® FR 技术是第一种阻燃的 100% 棉织物，可通过高温工业或家庭洗涤程序为服装的使用寿命提供有保证的阻燃性。

1981 年： Polartec^® 发明了现代合成羊毛

1960-1979 年

1970 年：美利肯开发出第一款安全气囊面料

美利肯为 Inland Fisher 开发了其第一个安全气囊。

1968:加固创新

美利肯为管道胶带、屋顶膜和建筑面板等复合材料开发 Stabilon^® 无纬稀松布和 Millimatic^™ 引纬经编技术。美利肯成为增强稀松布领域的世界领导者，这源于美利肯在高性能材料和复合材料方面的创新。

1966:VISA^® 面料和美利肯早餐展

美利肯科学家发现聚合物可以赋予织物许多显着的性能，包括改善去污、减少污垢再沉积和增强芯吸，从而在纽约市美利肯著名的早餐展上推出了新的 Visa^® 聚酯技术。

1940-1959 年

1959:贝尔法斯特发明

'贝尔法斯特发明了第一种永久性、自熨烫、100% 纯棉面料。

1957 年：发明了阿吉隆

Agilon 变形尼龙弹力纱专为女性弹力袜市场而设计。这项发明的灵感来自一位美利肯科学家观看卷曲的圣诞礼物丝带。

1945:研究投资推动纺织创新

美利肯正式成立了一个研发新纺织技术和创新的研究小组。这个小组发明了重要的纺织进步的关键先驱，如二合一加捻和丙烯酸纱线染色。

1944:美利肯开始生产纺织品

美利肯从南方纺织厂投资者转型为制造商，在二战期间建造了一家新的南卡罗来纳工厂来生产轮胎帘子布。Defore Mill 是第一家没有窗户的纺织厂，配备了空调和荧光灯，成为纺织行业工厂的蓝图。

早年

1884:美利肯投资纺织厂

在南卡罗来纳州帕科莱特投资新的纺织制造厂以及超过 42 家工厂，帮助发展南方蓬勃发展的纺织工业。

1865:杂货店和纺织品批发商

Seth M. Milliken 是缅因州迈诺特一家综合商店的经营者，他与 William Deering 合作开设了 Deering Milliken——一家羊毛面料分销商和缅因州波特兰纺织厂的销售代理。