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]