Seton Company, Inc. or the Seton Leather Company of Pennsylvania (SEPA) is a former manufacturer and supplier of

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products—and later brand—for automotive interiors. The company was founded in 1906 by German

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Joespeh Kaltenbacher and was one of the largest leather suppliers for automotive upholstery. It was based in West Bloomfield, Michigan and previously headquartered in

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. On January 3, 2011, the company became a subsidiary of GST AutoLeather, Inc., making the world's largest seat supplier for the automotive industry.

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External links

*http://www.setonco.com/ *http://www.nacua.org/nacualert/memberversion/Unions/setonco.pdf *http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/510690/Seton-will-close-its-Saxton-plant.html?nav=756
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