DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,955

ANDRITZ, INC.
MUNCY PLANT #2
A SUBSIDIARY OF ANDRITZ AG
MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 24, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Andritz, Inc., Muncy Plant #2, a subsidiary of Andritz
AG, Muncy, Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject facility
produce pellet dies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and
further decreased from January through August of 2003 compared with
the same period in 2002.

Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of pellet dies to Netherlands for subsequent imports
of pellet dies into the United States.
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 conclude that a shift in production of articles
like or directly competitive with pellet dies produced at Andritz,
Inc., Muncy Plant #2, a subsidiary of Andritz AG, Muncy,
Pennsylvania contributed to the total or partial separation of
workers at that firm.



In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Andritz, Inc., Muncy Plant #2, a subsidiary of
Andritz AG, Muncy, Pennsylvania who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 5,
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, 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 24th day of October, 2003.

/S/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance