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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