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Chemical
DELIVERING CHEMISTRY WITH A PURPOSE
Driven by curiosity, we are a global team of collaborators providing transformative solutions that positively impact the world. We work together with our partners to uncover unique insights that inspire possibilities and propel innovations.
DISCOVER HOW OUR CHEMISTRY MAKES A POSiTIVE IMPACT
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Performance
Our innovative ingredients and formulations enable our customers to get the best performance. Whatever you need, we will partner with you to find a solution.
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Appearance
Our solutions make your products look the way you and your customers want them to look—clearer, colorful, vibrant.
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Sustainability
With our technical expertise, we provide sustainable solutions, delivering energy savings and enabling us to make a positive impact on the world.
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TRANSFORMING MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
We tackle everyday problems by partnering with you to deliver inspired solutions that positively impact the world around us.
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Agriculture
Enhancing the land we treasure with applications in seed treatments, fertilizers, turf paints, spray pattern indication, and more
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Automotive and Transportation
Accelerating and sustaining high-performance with applications in automotive parts and more
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Building, Construction, and Infrastructure
Ensuring the strength behind it all with applications in pipes, insulation, roofing materials, fiberboard, and more
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Coatings, Paints, and Inks
Making the world more vibrant with applications in wood coatings, industrial coatings, paints, writing inks, and more
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Consumer Goods
Making the everyday a little brighter with applications in laundry products, household cleaners, housewares, bottles, toys, bedding, and more
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Electronics
Evolving at the speed of technology with applications in semiconductors, LCD displays, batteries, and more
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Healthcare and Life Sciences
Providing the best in patient care with applications in healthcare products, syringes, pharmaceuticals, and more
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Packaging
Keeping you and your loved ones safe with applications in food packaging, personal care packaging, bottles, caps, and more
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SOLVING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
Every day, we work to discover new ways of creating chemistry that enhance lives and makes the world around us easier, safer, and more beautiful. We’re proud of our heritage of environmental responsibility, and we’re committed to providing solutions to make the world a better place.
Explore Some of our Solutions
Our chemistry delivers more than an ingredient. We combine our scientific, technical, and creative insights to discover new ways to enhance lives and make the world around us easier, safer, and more beautiful.
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Coating Additives
Borchers, a Milliken brand, increases ease of application and improves color strength
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Colorants
Deliver dynamic colors for stronger brand identity, better application indication, and increased functionality
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Concentrates
Enable faster, trouble-free production as well as improved stiffness, isotropic shrinkage, and barrier properties
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Microencapsulation
Encapsys, a recent Milliken acquisition, delivers long-lasting freshness, controlled release, and protection
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Silicones
Provide tailored functionalities including enhanced flexibility and moisture, heat, and cold resistance
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Surfactants and Intermediates
Offer excellent emulsification, wetting, foaming, and thickening
See What's New
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Government, Industry and Consumers Transforming the Plastics Industry Together
“Moving the needle on sustainability requires big thinking and powerful collaborations. Encapsys’s expertise coupled with our ability to scale will propel our efforts to deliver sustainable innovations for our customers.“
- Halsey Cook, President and CEO
Milliken expands its portfolio of polypropylene recyclers
Milliken expands its portfolio of polypropylene recyclersMilliken & Company appoints Cindy Boiter as EVP, Chemical Division President
Milliken & Company appoints Cindy Boiter as EVP, Chemical Division PresidentWE’RE HERE FOR YOU
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