John L Seaton & Co Ltd was established in 1840 by Mr John Love Seaton, one time Mayor of Kingston upon Hull. The company’s original business revolved around the production of colza oil, now known as rapeseed oil, as an illuminant.

The business grew in the thriving industrial heartland of Hull, developing a range of products that included the forebears of a number of our current products. Development continued as the company acquired and amalgamated with a number of similar businesses over the years, until its acquisition by Croda International in 1970.

Under the ownership of Croda International, Seatons has continued to develop and meet the challenges of the increasingly stringent demands made upon modern commercial businesses.

Seatons relocated to Hessle, on the outskirts of Hull, in June 2003 and it is from here that our focused, skilled team operates to meet the needs of our worldwide customers, by supplying our full range of vegetable oils and vegetable oil based products for specialist industrial, cosmetic and health care applications.


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