Milliken & Company is an American company operating through the business segments of Chemicals, Floor Covering, Performance and Workwear Fabrics, Protective Fabrics, Industrial Textiles, Specialty Textiles, Composites and Performance Solutions. The company was founded in 1865 as Deering Milliken Company and acquired its current name in 1976. Milliken & Company employs approximately 7,000 workers at locations in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France and China and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.