DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,380

TRISTAR REFRACTORIES, INC.
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Notice of Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
an investigation was initiated on January 3, 2003 in response to a
worker petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America,
District 1/Sub-District 3 on behalf of workers at Tristar
Refractories, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. Workers at the subject firm
produced isostatically pressed ceramics.
The Department of Labor issued negative determinations
applicable to the petitioning group of workers on July 2, 2002 (TA-
W-41,130). No new information or change in circumstances is
evident which would result in a reversal of the Department's
previous determination. Consequently, further investigation would
serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 31st day of January, 2003

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance