DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,272

CALUMET LUBRICANTS CO, L.P.
RENO PACKAGING PLANT
RENO, PENNSYLVANIA

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 June 1, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Calumet Lubricants Company, L.P., Reno Packaging Plant, Reno,
Pennsylvania. The workers produced blended waxes for candles and
all industrial applications.
The investigation revealed sales and production decreased in
2004 compared to 2003 and in the January through April 2005
compared to the corresponding period in 2004. Layoffs at the
subject plant are imminent.
The Department conducted a survey of the major customers of
the subject firm regarding their purchases of blended waxes for
candles and all industrial applications in 2003, 2004 and January
through April 2005. The survey revealed that respondents increased
their purchases of imported blended waxes for candles and all
industrial applications while decreasing their purchases during the
relevant 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 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 blended waxes for candles and all
industrial applications produced at Calumet Lubricants Company,
L.P., Reno Packaging Plant, Reno, Pennsylvania 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 Calumet Lubricants Company, L.P., Reno
Packaging Plant, Reno, Pennsylvania who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 25,
2004, 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 30th day of June, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance