Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/20/2005
Filed Date: 05/23/2005
Most Recent Update: 06/27/2005
Determination Date: 06/27/2005
Expiration Date: 06/27/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,239
MATERIALS PROCESSING, INC.
BRADNER, OHIO
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 May 23, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Materials Processing, Inc., Bradner, Ohio. The workers at the
subject firm produced protective coating for brake rotors.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period of
January through May of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of protective coating
for brake rotors during 2003, 2004 and January through May 2005
over the corresponding 2004 period. The survey revealed increased
imports of protective coating for brake rotors by the subject
firm's customer during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with protective coating for brake
rotors produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Materials Processing, Inc., Bradner, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 20, 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 June 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance