DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-51,442

STORA ENSO, OJY.
STORA ENSO, DULUTH PAPER MILL
DULUTH, MINNESOTA


Certification 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 its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222
of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined in this case
that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated April 7, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Stora Enso, Oyj., Stora Enso, Duluth
Paper Mill, Duluth, Minnesota. The workers at the subject
firm produced supercalendered paper.
The investigation revealed that sales and production
declined at the subject firm in 2002 compared to 2001,
while employment declined absolutely during the relevant
period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased their reliance on imported supercalendered paper
during January through March 2003 when compared to the same
time period in 2002.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of
supercalendered paper produced at Stora Enso, Oyj., Stora
Enso, Duluth Paper Mill, Duluth, Minnesota contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers
and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:








"All workers of Stora Enso, Oyj., Stora Enso, Duluth
Paper Mill, Duluth, Minnesota who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March
31, 2002, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 21st day of April 2003.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance