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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] On 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]

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  1. ^ "The Daily News from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania · Page 17". Newspapers.com. 1978-11-30. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. ^ a b "GST AutoLeather complete acquisition of Seton - Leather International". Leathermag.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Seton Company, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2011-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. ^ a b Mark Bialek (2008-09-11). "Leather Supplier Seton Co. makes greener products for auto industry". MLive.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. ^ "Introduction to Seton Company: Leather Division" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  6. ^ "Bedford County Development Association: Bedford Realtor Selected To Market Seton Facility". Bcda.org. 2011-08-28. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  7. ^ "Seton Company Executive to Discuss Automotive Leather Interior Trends at the 2008 WARD'S Auto Interiors Show" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
  8. ^ "Seton Company Supplies Luxury Leather to Volkswagen for the All New Routan Minivan" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
  9. ^ "England Logistics, Seton Co Form Alliance | Archive content from". Refrigerated Transporter. 2001-08-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  10. ^ "A global manufacturing march for Seton - SAE International". Articles.sae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. 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. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  13. ^ "Seton Company Relies on Broad Experience of White and Williams: White and Williams LLP". Whiteandwilliams.com. 2011-08-31. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-06.

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