DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W 58,294A-F
CELANESE EMULSIONS CORPORATION
MEREDOSIA, ILLINOIS

TA-W 58,294: BWING RESINS DEPARTMENT
TA-W 58,294A: RV 45 EMULSIONS DEPARTMENT
TA-W 58,294B: EVA EMULSIONS DEPARTMENT
TA-W 58,294C: RV 42 PERSONAL CARE
TA-W 58,294D: SOLVENT ADHESIVE COMPOUND (SAC) DEPARTMENT
TA-W 58,294E: LACQUER DEPARTMENT
TA-W 58,294F: HOT MELT DEPARMTMENT

Negative Determinations Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
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. The group
eligibility requirements for directly-impacted (primary) workers
under Section 222(a) the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, can be
satisfied in either of two ways:
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in
such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of
the firm, have become totally or partially separated,
or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and


C. increased imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by such firm or
subdivision have contributed importantly to such
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the
decline in sales or production of such firm or
subdivision; or

II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be
satisfied:

A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in
such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of
the firm, have become totally or partially separated,
or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
B. there has been a shift in production by such workers'
firm or subdivision to a foreign country of articles
like or directly competitive with articles which are
produced by such firm or subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a beneficiary country
under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth
and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act; or
3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were produced
by such firm or subdivision.

The investigation was initiated on November 8, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by Boilermakers, Local 484 on
behalf of workers at Celanese Emulsions Corporation in
Meredosia, Illinois. The subject facility consists of eight
separately identifiable departments producing the various
chemical products identified in the name of each department.
In the case of TA-W 58,294, the investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B), and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) were not met.
Sales and production of B wing Resins increased from 2003 to
2004, and during January through October 2005 compared to the
same period one year prior. Production of B wing Resins was not
shifted abroad.
In the case of TA-W 58,294A, the investigation revealed
that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A) have not been
met. Employment in the RV 45 Emulsions department declined by
only one employee during the period under investigation.
In the case of TA-W 58,294B: The investigation revealed
that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) were not met.
Sales and production of EVA emulsions increased from 2003 to
2005, and during January through October 2005 compared to the
same period one year prior. Production of EVA Emulsions was not
shifted abroad.
In the case of TA-W 58,294C, the investigation revealed
that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A) have not been
met. Employment in the RV 42 Personal Care department declined
by only one employee during the period under investigation.
In the case of TA-W 58,294D, the investigation revealed
that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) were not met.
Sales, production, and employment in the Solvent Adhesive
Compound (SAC) department declined absolutely upon its closure
in October 2005; sales and production increased through October,
2005 prior to the closure, however. There have been no company
imports of this product since 2003. The Department of Labor
surveyed the subject firm's only customer (a company affiliate)
for this product regarding their purchases and production of
SAC. This survey revealed that no SAC has been imported since
2003.
In the case of TA-W 58,294E, the investigation revealed
that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A), (a)(2)(A)(I.B), (a)(2)(B)(II.A),
and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) have not been met. Employment in the
Lacquer department did not decline significantly during the
period under investigation. Sales and production of Lacquer
increased from 2003 to 2005, and during January through October
2005 compared to the same period one year prior.
In the case of TA-W 58,294F, the investigation revealed
that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) have not been
met. Imports did not contribute importantly to declines in sales
or production in the Hot Melt Department as sales of the
Department did not decline in the January through October, 2005
period.
In addition, 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 worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in this
investigation, I determine that all workers of Celanese
Emulsions Corporation, Meredosia, Illinois, including the B wing
Resins, RV 45 Emulsions, EVA Emulsions, RV 42 Personal Care,
SAC, Lacquer, and Hot Melt Departments are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 17th day of March 2006

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance