DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,847

NEXANS MAGNET WIRE USA, INC.
A DIVISION OF NEXAN'S USA, INC.
LAGRANGE, 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 (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 March 30, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Nexans Magnet Wire USA,
Inc., a division of Nexans USA, Inc., LaGrange, Kentucky. The
workers produce magnet wire.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined from 2003 to 2004. The
subject facility shut down in September of 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's major
customers regarding their purchases of magnet wire during 2003-
2004. The survey revealed increased customer imports in 2004.
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 facility 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with magnet wire produced at Nexans
Magnet Wire USA, Inc., a division of Nexans USA, Inc., LaGrange,
Kentucky contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that
facility or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Nexans Magnet Wire USA, Inc., a division of
Nexans USA, Inc., LaGrange, Kentucky who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 14, 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 27th day of April 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance