DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,083

ACH FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
EPSILON FOAM CORPORATION DIVISION
D/B/A ADVANCE FOAM PLASTICS, INC.
AZUSA, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 6, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of ACH Foam Technologies, LLC, Epsilon Foam
Corporation Division, dba Advance Foam Plastics, Inc., Azusa,
California. The workers produce expanded polystyrene products.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in plant production of expanded polystyrene products to
a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion {2} has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker
group are easily transferable and that there are jobs in the
local commuting area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with expanded polystyrene
products produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of ACH Foam Technologies, LLC, Epsilon Foam
Corporation Division, dba Advance Foam Plastics, Inc.,
Azusa, California who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 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 31st day of October, 2005



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