COMPANY·HISTORIES
SIC 2221

Broadwoven Fabric Mills-Manmade

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

26companies1746–1988founding years26still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedGroupe DMC (Dollfus Mieg & Cie)FoundedGroupe DMC (Dollfus Mieg & Cie)
1746
FoundedAmoskeag Company
1831
FoundedWest Point-Pepperell, Inc.FoundedWest Point-Pepperell, Inc.
1880
FoundedSprings Industries, Inc.
1887
FoundedMilliken & Co.
1890
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedE.I. du Pont de Nemours & CompanyFoundedE.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
1915
FoundedBurlington Industries, Inc.
1923
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedQuaker Fabric Corp.FoundedQuaker Fabric Corp.
1941
FoundedAlgo Group Inc.
1942
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedJohnston Industries, Inc.
1948
FoundedPillowtex CorporationFoundedPillowtex Corporation
1954
FoundedCrown Crafts, Inc.
1957
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
FoundedCollins & Aikman Corporation
1988
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Groupe DMC (Dollfus Mieg & Cie) →
Active · founded 1746 · France
A household name among the world's needlepointers, France's Groupe DMC (Dollfus Mieg & Cie) is also the world's leading…
Groupe DMC (Dollfus Mieg & Cie) →
Active · founded 1746 · France
A household name among the world's needlepointers, France's Groupe DMC (Dollfus Mieg & Cie) is also the world's leading…
Amoskeag Company →
Active · founded 1831
Amoskeag Company is a holding and operating company, whose main revenue (98 percent) is derived from its control of…
Amoskeag Company →
Active · founded 1831
Amoskeag Company is a holding and operating company, whose main revenue (98 percent) is derived from its control of…
West Point-Pepperell, Inc. →
Active · founded 1880
From humble roots in the South's postwar reconstruction, over the last century West Point-Pepperell, Inc.
West Point-Pepperell, Inc. →
Active · founded 1880
From humble roots in the South's postwar reconstruction, over the last century West Point-Pepperell, Inc.
Springs Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1887
Springs Industries, Inc.
Springs Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1887
Springs Industries, Inc.
Milliken & Co. →
Active · founded 1890
Milliken & Co.
Milliken & Co. →
Active · founded 1890
Milliken & Co.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company →
Active · founded 1915
E.I.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company →
Active · founded 1915
E.I.
Burlington Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1923
Burlington Industries, Inc.
Burlington Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1923
Burlington Industries, Inc.
Quaker Fabric Corp. →
Active · founded 1941
Quaker Fabric Corp.
Quaker Fabric Corp. →
Active · founded 1941
Quaker Fabric Corp.
Algo Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1942 · Canada
Founded in 1942 as a small dress manufacturer, Algo Group Inc.
Algo Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1942 · Canada
Founded in 1942 as a small dress manufacturer, Algo Group Inc.
Johnston Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.
Johnston Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.
Pillowtex Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
With nearly half a billion dollars in sales in 1996, Dallas-based Pillowtex Corporation is a leading manufacturer and…
Pillowtex Corporation →
Active · founded 1954
With nearly half a billion dollars in sales in 1996, Dallas-based Pillowtex Corporation is a leading manufacturer and…
Crown Crafts, Inc. →
Active · founded 1957
Crown Crafts, Inc.
Crown Crafts, Inc. →
Active · founded 1957
Crown Crafts, Inc.
Collins & Aikman Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Founded as a supplier of window shades in the mid-nineteenth century, Collins & Aikman Corporation has survived a…
Collins & Aikman Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Founded as a supplier of window shades in the mid-nineteenth century, Collins & Aikman Corporation has survived a…
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