DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,262

ENGINEERED POLYMERS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GBR HOLDING CORPORATION
FORMERLY A SUBSIDIARY OF COOKSON INVESTMENTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF COOKSON GROUP PLC
MORA, MINNESOTA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as an
adversely affected secondary group.
An investigation was conducted in order to determine
whether the petitioning group of workers qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers as suppliers to a firm or subdivision
primarily affected by increased imports or a shift of production
abroad.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
the following group eligibility requirements under Section
222(a)(2)(C) must be met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;

(2) the workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or
downstream producer to a firm (or subdivision) that
employed a group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or
production is related to the article that was the
basis for such certification; and

(3) either—

(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component
parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision)
described in paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20
percent of the production or sales of the workers'
firm; or

(B) a loss of business by the workers' firm with the
firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2)
contributed importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been
met.
The petitioner alleges that job losses were due to the
subject firm losing business as a supplier to a firm that
shifted production abroad or was affected by increased imports.
The investigation revealed, however, that was not the case.
The firm listed in the petition has not received a
certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance benefits.


Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers covered
by this petition of Engineered Polymers Corporation, a
subsidiary of GBR Holding Corporation, formerly a subsidiary Of
Cookson Investments, a subsidiary of Cookson Group PLC, Mora,
Minnesota do not qualify as adversely affected secondary workers
and are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
under section 223(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of December, 2002.



/s/Linda G. Poole __
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance