DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,535

KANTHAL CORPORATION
GLOBAR DIVISION
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK

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 February 8, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Kanthal Corporation, Globar Division, Niagara Falls, New York. The
workers are engaged in the production of silicon carbide electric
heating elements and non-inductive bulk ceramic resistors.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the relevant period under investigation.

The investigation further revealed a shift of plant production
abroad. The company will increase their imports of silicon carbide
electric heating elements and non-inductive bulk ceramic resistors
in the near future.
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.
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 United Kingdom and Mexico
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 Kanthal Corporation, Globar Division, Niagara
Falls, New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 25, 2004 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 23rd day of February, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance