DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-51,460

METTLER TOLEDO, INC.
SPARTANBURG PRODUCT ORGANIZATION
INMAN, SOUTH CAROLINA


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 9, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Mettler Toledo, Inc., Spartanburg
Product Organization, Inman, South Carolina. The workers
at the subject firm produced scales and scale components.
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 scales and scale
components during the first quarter of March 2003.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of
scales and scale components produced at Mettler Toledo,
Inc., Spartanburg Product Organization, Inman, South
Carolina 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 Mettler Toledo, Inc., Spartanburg
Product Organization, Inman, South Carolina who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 8, 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 25th day of April, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

_____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance