Highland Industries

What Highland Industries does

Highland Industries Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer specializing in the conception, design, and delivery of high-performance textiles. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Cheraw, the company employs between 501 and 1,000 people and is identified as a participant in the Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills Market. Its customer base consists of textile manufacturers and fabric producers that require fabric finishing and coating services for performance enhancement, addressing needs around quality finishing, coating performance, and competitive positioning.

The company is described as providing fabric finishing and coating services within the industrial textile sector, operating on a horizontal segmentation approach that serves multiple downstream textile applications. No specific product portfolio, proprietary technology, or pricing model is disclosed in the available data, and no parent company, ownership structure, or subsidiary relationships are evidenced. The company appears to be active and operating based on its inclusion in a 2026 market analysis report.

A significant data quality caveat applies: at least one source block attributed to Highland Industries contains detailed product and capability data for Milliken & Company — a separate, diversified manufacturer — rather than Highland Industries. This appears to be a misattribution in the source aggregation, and those Milliken-specific products (textiles, chemicals, flooring, consulting) should not be treated as Highland Industries offerings. The analysis above relies solely on evidence that can be confidently attributed to Highland Industries.

Name

Highland Industries

Legal name

Highland Industries

Website

https://highlandindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Highland Industries Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer founded in 1988 and based in Cheraw, specializing in the design and delivery of high-performance textiles. It serves textile manufacturers and fabric producers requiring fabric finishing and coating services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textiles

NAICS

Textile Mills (313), Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

Keywords

• High-performance textiles
• Fabric finishing services
• Fabric coating mills
• Industrial textile manufacturing
• Technical textiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheraw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Highland Industries Inc. conceives, designs, and delivers high-performance textiles, operating within the Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills market. The company provides fabric finishing and coating services that enhance performance characteristics for textile manufacturers and fabric producers across industrial applications.

Product overview

The source data provided contains information about Milliken & Company, not Highland Industries. Milliken offers a diversified portfolio of textile, chemical, flooring, and consulting products organized as multiple business divisions. The textile division provides engineered performance products including SimplyFR™ (chemical-free mattress barrier), Milliken Horizon™ (firefighter turnout outer shell), CoreCXP™ (thermal liner), Milliken Equinox™ (thermal liner), Milliken Assure™ (Non-PFAS moisture barrier), Milliken Tegris® (thermoplastic composites), MultiCam® (camouflage), Agilus™ SP (spike protection), ResQ™ Rip Stop (combat fabric), and Conceal™ (multispectral technologies). Additional products include TUF PET Non-Woven (automotive flooring), OptiCell™ innerduct systems for telecommunications, Vis™ Tape, tire reinforcements, bladder fabrics, and EnviroPanel. The chemicals division offers specialty additives, colorants, and microencapsulation solutions. The flooring division provides commercial and residential flooring solutions. The consulting division offers operational excellence and safety transformation services. No information about Highland Industries products or services was found in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Milliken & Company: Diversified US-based manufacturer of textiles, chemicals, and flooring. Comparable to Highland as a major US technical textile producer with a broad portfolio spanning performance fabrics, composites, and industrial textiles — overlapping directly with Highland's fabric finishing and coating positioning.
• Teijin Limited: Japanese diversified materials group with aramid fibers, carbon fiber composites, and high-performance textiles. Comparable to Highland in the high-performance and industrial textile category, though at significantly larger scale and with broader material science depth.
• Toray Industries: Global Japanese manufacturer of synthetic fibers, technical textiles, and composites for automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications. Comparable as a high-performance technical textile and reinforcement fabric producer serving the same downstream markets as Highland.
• DuPont de Nemours: US-based diversified materials company with Kevlar, Nomex, and Tyvek performance fibers. Comparable to Highland in the high-performance technical textile space, particularly for protective, military, and industrial applications, though at vastly greater scale and with proprietary fiber IP.

Direct peers

• Glen Raven: US-based manufacturer of high-performance and technical fabrics (Sunbrella, GlenGuard, etc.). Comparable to Highland as a specialty textile producer focused on performance, protective, and industrial end-uses with finishing and coating capabilities.
• Sefar Group: Swiss-based specialist in precision woven fabrics, monofilaments, and industrial textiles for filtration, automotive, and technical applications. Comparable to Highland as a specialty industrial textile manufacturer with finishing capabilities serving technical B2B customers.
• Bally Ribbon Mills: US-based specialty manufacturer of narrow woven and technical textiles for aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial applications. Comparable to Highland as a US-based mid-sized specialty textile producer focused on high-performance niche applications.

Regional players

• Coats Group: UK-headquartered global manufacturer of industrial thread, yarn, and performance materials. Comparable to Highland in the broader industrial textile space, with overlapping technical textile and reinforcement capabilities, though primarily operating in the yarn/thread stage of the value chain.
• Kuraray: Japan-based specialty chemical and fiber manufacturer with Vectran and other high-performance fiber products. Comparable to Highland in the high-performance technical textile category, particularly for industrial, protective, and reinforcement end-uses.

Emerging players

• Habasit: Swiss-based global manufacturer of power transmission and conveyor belts, including textile-reinforced belts. Comparable to Highland as a technical/industrial textile manufacturer focused on performance and reinforced fabrics for industrial end-uses.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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