DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,433

DSM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (DPI)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DIVISION
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker 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 22, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at DSM Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (DPI), Information Technology (IT) Division, Greenville, North
Carolina. Workers at the subject firm provide hardware and
software systems support for all DSM Pharmaceuticals operations at
the Greenville site.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm's
Information Technology (IT) Division in Greenville, North Carolina
supported the production of pharmaceutical intermediates at DSM
Pharma Chemicals, a division of DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Greenville, North Carolina.
DSM Pharma Chemicals, a division of DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Greenville, North Carolina are certified eligible to apply for
trade adjustment assistance (TA-W-53,297), which expires December
8, 2005.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with pharmaceutical intermediates
produced by DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Greenville, North Carolina,
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 DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (DPI), Information
Technology (IT) Division, Greenville, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 17, 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 18th day of July 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance