The Seydel Companies, Inc. is an American producer of specialty chemicals used primarily in the textile and apparel, paper and packaging,

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. Seydel-Woolley & Co., Chemol Company, Seydel International, and JRS Manufacturing are Seydel's four companies.

History

The company was founded by brothers Herman and Paul B. Seydel in 1907 in

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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

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by Paul B. Seydel in 1923, which soon became Seydel-Wooley & Company in 1924. After World War II, Paul V. Seydel authored the book ''Textile Warp Sizing'', 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.

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 *

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Recognition

The Seydel Companies, Inc. has repeatedly won the

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's Waste Wise Partner of the Year Award 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

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’s Fast Tech 50 Award 1990-2001 * The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Large Business of the Year, 2006

References

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