DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,443

FORMICA CORPORATION
EVENDALE FACILITY
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 1, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Formica Corporation, Evendale Facility, Cincinnati, Ohio. The
workers at the subject firm produce high pressure laminated
products; workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely during the period of January through July 2003
when compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
shifted production of high pressure laminated products from
Cincinnati, Ohio to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Formica Corporation, Evendale Facility,
Cincinnati,, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 31, 2002 through two years from the
date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 8th day of August, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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