DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,924

TECHNEGLAS, INC.
COLUMBUS, OHIO

TA-W-52,924A

TECHNEGLAS, INC.
PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA

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 (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 on September 23, 2003 in
response to a petition filed a company official on behalf of
workers of Techneglas, Inc., Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924), and
Techneglas, Inc., Pittston, Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A). The
workers at the subject facilities produce cathode ray tubes;
workers of Techneglas, Inc., Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924) produce
funnels, and workers of Techneglas, Inc., Pittston, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-52,924A) produce panels.
The investigation revealed that sales at Techneglas, Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924) and Techneglas, Inc., Pittston,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A) decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002,
and during the period of January to August 2003, when compared to
the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that workers of Techneglas,
Inc., Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924) and Techneglas, Inc., Pittston,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A) are threatened with separations.
Moreover, imports of funnels by Techneglas, Inc., Columbus,
Ohio (TA-W-52,924) and imports of panels by Techneglas, Inc.,
Pittston, Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A) increased absolutely during
the period under investigation.
The investigation also revealed that Techneglas, Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924), and Techneglas, Inc., Pittston,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A) were previously covered by a
certification for trade adjustment assistance (TA-W-39,259 & TA-W-
39,259A), which expired on October 19, 2003.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the funnels produced at
Techneglas, Inc., Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924), and increases of
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the panels
produced at Techneglas, Inc., Pittston, Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A)
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 certifications:
"All workers of Techneglas, Inc., Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-52,924)
engaged in the production of funnels, and all workers of
Techneglas, Inc., Pittston, Pennsylvania (TA-W-52,924A)
engaged in the production of panels, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 20,
2003 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 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 November, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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