Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/06/2003
Filed Date: 12/07/2004
Most Recent Update: 12/17/2004
Determination Date: 12/17/2004
Expiration Date: 12/17/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,164
CORHART REFRACTORIES
DIVISION OF SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
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 in response to a petition
received on December 7, 2004, and filed on behalf of workers at
Corhart Refractories, Division of Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics,
Inc., Louisville, Kentucky. The workers produce fused cast ceramic
refractories.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of fused cast ceramic refractories to France, Italy, and
China, and subsequently importing those products into 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 France, Italy, and China
of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Corhart Refractories, Division of Saint-Gobain
Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 6, 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 17th day of December 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance