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If you are one of the 48.7 million people planning to travel for Thanksgiving, you can expect to encounter the purposeful design of Milliken products hundreds of times throughout your extended weekend. Whether you’re speeding through airport security, hailing a taxi, or relaxing in your hotel, you may be surprised that Milliken is the scientific mastermind behind the safety, sustainability, and seamlessness of many of these common travel activities.

Electric arc flash and flash fire are serious workplace hazards. Denim is often a fabric of choice for workers, especially those in outside environments. In the past, workers who wore flame resistant denim only had a choice of an uncomfortable and unstylish FR jean.

Westex by Milliken recognized the unmet market need for a fabric that protects against flame and electrical hazards, while offering the casual comfort of style everyday denim. Fueled by our passion to ‘do good’ and reduce workplace injuries, our community of innovators rose to the challenge and Westex Indigo™ was born.

From environmental sustainability to manufacturing excellence to textile leadership, our commitment to ‘doing good’ transcends all areas of our business. Milliken has long been known and awarded as a leader in quality, safety, and ethics. We create processes to improve health, safety, and sustainability. We reimagine products that bring value to people’s everyday lives. We challenge ourselves to go deeper and push the limits of design and expectation.

Whether at work, at home, or at play, Milliken innovation touches and enhances both the simple and extraordinary elements of our everyday lives. 

Meet Jane Birdwell. A passionate mother, motivated marketer, inadvertent innovator – with a knack for entertaining, hospitality, and attention to detail. It was all these qualities that led Jane to start Tablevogue, a company that designs tailored table covers manufactured with game-changing innovation.

For more than 150 years, Milliken has combined science, design, innovation, and creativity to develop technologies and products that enhance our daily lives, improve health and safety, and make the world more sustainable. 

Everyday, Milliken is driven to “do good” in communities around the world. While our processes, products, and people regularly influence lives spanning the globe, we are keenly aware of the opportunities to foster growth, promote sustainability, and inspire excellence right in our own backyard.

At Milliken, we are committed to investing in, developing, and empowering the next generation of innovators, scientists, and strategic thinkers to contribute to the greater good of our world. Every summer, we invite students to join our team and participate in a comprehensive internship experience across a variety of Milliken divisions. Through the program, Milliken gives students the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge, hone communication skills, solve problems, execute on projects, and collaborate in a team environment. 

Walk into a five-star restaurant, or any restaurant for that matter, and you start formulating opinions about the quality, the menu, the experience—almost instantaneously. Before you sit down or take a single bite, you've most likely decided if you'll return to this spot again. The lighting, table settings, music, decor, and the linens (yes, the linens) all play key roles in shaping our restaurant experience.

Football season is fast approaching, and with it comes a slew of prepared athletes, stadiums ready to be filled with excited spectators and opportunities to create a unique sporting event.

Every aspect of a football game presents the potential for innovation to improve the player and fan experience. Here are seven ways Milliken technologies rise to the challenge to make the fan experience fun and spirited while helping protect players on the field.