Milliken & Co
13 facilities · 8 states · 7.5M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Milliken & Co is the reported parent of 13 Form R facilities across 8 states, disclosing 7.5M lbs of toxic releases. 16 of 81 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (3.3M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Milliken & Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Milliken & Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-32.3%
12 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-32.3%
1.3 million lb → 847.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Milliken & Co's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 847.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken & Co's water releases fell from 928.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 555.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken & Co's off-site transfers fell from 115.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Milliken & Co's air releases fell from 208.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 193.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Milliken & Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: King America Finishing Inc; Milliken Chemical Allen Plant; Encapsys LLC; Sivance LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Packaging Corp of America; Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol; Ammonia; Cyclohexane; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; South Carolina; Wisconsin. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Textiles; Chemicals; Textile Product; Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: King America Finishing Inc; Milliken Chemical Allen Plant; Encapsys LLC; Sivance LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Packaging Corp of America; Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol; Ammonia; Cyclohexane; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; South Carolina; Wisconsin. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Textiles; Chemicals; Textile Product; Miscellaneous Manufacturing.
Milliken & Co ranks #201 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Milliken & Co spans 8 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Milliken & Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 13 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Milliken & Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Packaging Corp of America) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Milliken & Co sits among TRI parents
Milliken & Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co and Packaging Corp of America and Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #199 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #200 · 24.7M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Packaging Corp of America · rank #202 · 7.5M lbs
- Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co · rank #203 · 6.6M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Milliken & Co
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol; Ammonia; Cyclohexane; Formaldehyde lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as King America Finishing Inc. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4.9M lbs |
| Methanol | 747.5K lbs |
| Ammonia | 686.5K lbs |
| Cyclohexane | 644.3K lbs |
| Formaldehyde | 302.0K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2 | 3.3M lbs |
| South Carolina | 5 | 2.6M lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 911.4K lbs |
| Florida | 1 | 569.0K lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 52.7K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 38.0K lbs |
| Tennessee | 1 | 5.7K lbs |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 2.4K lbs |
Facilities (13)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| King America Finishing Inc Sylvania, GA | 3.3M lbs |
| Milliken Chemical Allen Plant Blacksburg, SC | 2.0M lbs |
| Encapsys LLC Portage, WI | 911.4K lbs |
| Sivance LLC Gainesville, FL | 569.0K lbs |
| Milliken & Co Enterprise Plant Marietta, SC | 316.0K lbs |
| Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant Pendleton, SC | 185.4K lbs |
| Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc Owensboro, KY | 52.7K lbs |
| Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant Inman, SC | 43.9K lbs |
| Borchers Americas Inc. Franklin, PA | 38.0K lbs |
| Milliken & Co Live Oak Lagrange, GA | 9.7K lbs |
| Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing Cleveland, TN | 5.7K lbs |
| Andover Healthcare Inc. Salisbury, MA | 2.4K lbs |
| Milliken Design Inman, SC | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Milliken & Co on total disclosed release pounds (7.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (13). Release-volume peers include Wec Energy Group, Pace Industries LLC, Bp America Inc. Facility-count peers include Abb Inc, Axalta Coating Systems LLC, Carpenter Technology Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Georgia, South Carolina, Wisconsin; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Milliken & Co's TRI parent record
From Milliken & Co, open King America Finishing Inc or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Milliken & Co (King America Finishing Inc in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Milliken & Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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