DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,305

TREDEGAR FILM PRODUCTS U.S. LLC
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF TREDEGAR FILM PRODUCTS CORPORATION
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Negative
Determination to Apply for
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 July 23, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on
behalf of the workers at Tredegar Film Products U.S. LLC, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Tredegar Film Products Corporation,
New Bern, North Carolina. The workers produce film products for
video tape production (Attento, RISCPM, Hex-B, and SSRISCPM).
The workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined from January through
June 2003 when compared to the same time period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of film products (Attento,
RISCPM, Hex-B, and SSRISCPM). This survey revealed increases in
customer imports of film products (Attento, RISCPM, Hex-B, and
SSRISCPM) during the relevant time period.
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
group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section
246 has not been met.
Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Tredegar
Film Products U.S. LLC, New Bern, North Carolina contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the
total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Tredegar Film Products U.S. LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Tredegar Film Products Corporation, New
Bern, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 22, 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
I further determine that all workers of Tredegar Film
Products U.S. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tredegar
Film Products Corporation, New Bern, North Carolina, are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjust-
ment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of August, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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