Seton Company, Inc.

Seton Company, Inc. or the Seton Leather Company of Pennsylvania (SEPA)[1] is a former manufacturer and supplier of leather products—and later brand[2]—for automotive interiors.[3] The company was founded in 1906[3] by German tanner[4] Joespeh Kaltenbacher[5] and was one of the largest leather suppliers for automotive upholstery.[6] It was based in West Bloomfield, Michigan[3] and previously headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania.[4][7][8][9][10][11] In January 3, 2011, the company became a subsidiary of GST AutoLeather, Inc.,[2][12] making the world's largest seat supplier for the automotive industry.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "The Daily News from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania · Page 17". Newspapers.com. 1978-11-30. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. 1 2 "GST AutoLeather complete acquisition of Seton - Leather International". Leathermag.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. 1 2 3 "Seton Company, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. 1 2 Mark Bialek (2008-09-11). "Leather Supplier Seton Co. makes greener products for auto industry". MLive.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Introduction to Seton Company: Leather Division" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Bedford County Development Association: Bedford Realtor Selected To Market Seton Facility". Bcda.org. 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  7. ↑ "Seton Company Executive to Discuss Automotive Leather Interior Trends at the 2008 WARD'S Auto Interiors Show" (Press release).
  8. ↑ "Seton Company Supplies Luxury Leather to Volkswagen for the All New Routan Minivan" (Press release).
  9. ↑ "England Logistics, Seton Co Form Alliance | Archive content from". Refrigerated Transporter. 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  10. ↑ "A global manufacturing march for Seton - SAE International". Articles.sae.org. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  11. ↑ "With The Grain: Leather'S Popularity Soars Thanks To Demand From Baby Boomers And Lessees". Autonews.com. 1998-06-08. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  12. ↑ "GST acquire selected Seton operations - Leather International". Leathermag.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  13. ↑ "Seton Company Relies on Broad Experience of White and Williams: White and Williams LLP". Whiteandwilliams.com. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2014-08-06.

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