Milliken & Co. has turned on its ear the long-held belief in manufacturing that safety is something that companies only do grudgingly, leading to half-hearted efforts that expend resources but have little impact on actual employee safety or productivity. 
 
By contrast, Milliken has shown that a dedication to safety and quality in production has led directly to it thriving in the highly competitive, global textile and chemical industry. In fact, Milliken is one of the last, major American textile manufacturers to survive the off shoring of the industry.
 
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