The Seydel Companies, Inc.

The Seydel Companies, Inc.

Type	Public
Industry	chemicals, manufacturing
Founded	1907
Headquarters	Pendergrass, Georgia, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Scott O. Seydel (President)
Number of employees	50+
Website	Seydel.com

The Seydel Companies, Inc. is a producer of specialty chemicals used primarily in the textile and apparel, paper and packaging, personal care, agriculture, and metalworking industries.^[1] Seydel-Woolley & Co., Chemol Company, Seydel International, and JRS Manufacturing are the four companies comprising the whole of Seydel.

It is currently based in Pendergrass, Georgia.

History

The Seydel Companies, Inc. was founded by brothers Herman and Paul B. Seydel in 1907 under the name Seydel Chemicals The company relocated to New Jersey in 1910, then expanded into West Virginia in 1919. The Seydel-Thomas Company was formed in Atlanta by Paul B. Seydel in 1923, which soon became Seydel-Wooley & Company in 1924.^[2] After World War II, Paul V. Seydel authored the book Textile Warp Sizing,^[3] a widely used industry textbook. In 1963, John R. Seydel expanded the company to include toll manufacturing, merged with the AZ Products, and launched Seydel International to export products globally. In 1966, the Seydel Companies acquired Chemol Company, Inc.^[4]

Awards

The Seydel Companies, Inc. has repeatedly won the Environmental Protection Agency's Waste Wise Partner of the Year Award ^[5]

List of Awards:

• EPA’s Waste Wise Small Business Partner of the Year: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
• Waste Wise EPA Climate Change Program Champion, 2002
• Waste Wise EPA Small Business Program Champion, 2002
• The Boy Scouts of America Environmental Award 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
• The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Fast Tech 50 Award 1990-2001
• The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Large Business of the Year, 2006 ^[6]

Community Involvement

The Seydel Companies, Inc. is involved with the following community efforts:

• Jackson County Business Association
• Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
• Georgia Chamber of Commerce
• Jefferson IDA
• Athletic Team Sponsorships and Booster Clubs
• Partners in Education
• Georgia Special Olympics
• Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeepers ^[7]

References

1. "Federal Register" (PDF). Department of Labor.
2. "History of the Seydel Companies". The Seydel Companies, Inc. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
3. Seydel, Paul V. (1958). Textile Warp Sizing. Textile Book Service. p. 505. ASIN B0007EZ4KU.
4. "History of the Seydel Companies". The Seydel Companies, Inc. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
5. "The Seydel Companies: Turning Trash into Treasure" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
6. "Awards and Recognition". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
7. "Seydel Community Involvement". The Seydel Companies, Inc. Retrieved 2 November 2012.