DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,753

METAL POWDER PRODUCTS COMPANY
COLDWATER, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 September 3, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Metal Powder Products Company, Coldwater, Michigan. The workers at the
subject firm produce powder metal components; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
Workers at Metal Powder Products Company are threatened with
separations, and the subject firm is shifting a substantial portion of
production of powder metal components to countries (Canada & Mexico)
that are parties to free trade agreements with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have been
met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 and Mexico 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 Metal Powder Products Company, Coldwater,
Michigan who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 29, 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, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of October, 2003.


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance