DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,171

IMPC ACQUISITIONS L.L.C.
A DIVISION OF PACKAGING DYNAMICS L.L.C.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), 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 October 8, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a union official on behalf of
workers of IMPC Acquisitions L.L.C., a division of Packaging
Dynamics L.L.C., Detroit, Michigan. The workers at the subject
firm produce lightweight specialty bleached packaging paper.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject facility
decreased absolutely during the period of January through September
of 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import lightweight specialty bleached packaging paper or shift
production of lightweight specialty bleached packaging paper to a
foreign country during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of lightweight
specialty bleached packaging paper. This survey revealed increases
in imports of lightweight specialty bleached packaging paper during
the period under investigation.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with lightweight specialty bleached
packaging paper produced at IMPC Acquisitions L.L.C., a division of
Packaging Dynamics L.L.C., Detroit, Michigan contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of IMPC Acquisitions L.L.C., a division of
Packaging Dynamics L.L.C., Detroit, Michigan who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 30, 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 12th day of November, 2003.



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