DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,509

GREENVILLE FINISHING COMPANY
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 July 6, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Greenville Finishing Company, Greenville, South
Carolina. The workers produce heat transfer prints and dyed
piece goods. The workers are separately identifiable by
products produced.
The investigation revealed that the firm's sales,
production and employment related to heat transfer prints and
dyed piece goods declined from 2003 to 2004, and from January
through June 2005 over the corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
customers major declining customers regarding their purchases of
heat transfer prints and dyed piece goods in 2003, 2004 and in
January through June 2005. The survey revealed that customers
increased foreign purchases of both products during relevant
period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
increasing aggregate United States imports of heat transfer
prints and dyed piece goods from 2003 to 2004, and in January
through May 2005 over the corresponding 2004 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 heat transfer prints and dyed
piece goods produced by Greenville Finishing Company,
Greenville, South 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 Greenville Finishing Company, Greenville,
South Carolina who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 5, 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 28th day of July, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance