Milliken acquires US technical knitter

By Haydn Davis
10 September 2025

Spartanburg - Milliken & Company, the owner of a number of technical textile and apparel brands, has acquired the assets of Highland Industries, the South Carolina-based manufacturer of circular and spacer knitted reinforcement fabrics.

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