DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,449

MISSISSIPPI POLYMERS, INC.
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI


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 December 2, 2005, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Mississippi
Polymers, Inc., Corinth, Mississippi. The workers produce
upholstery and industrial laminates.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
from January through November 2005 over the corresponding 2004
period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firms' major declining customers regarding their purchases of
upholstery and industrial laminates in 2003, 2004 and January
through November 2005 over the corresponding 2004 period. The
survey revealed that customers increased their imports of
upholstery and industrial laminates 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 upholstery and industrial
laminates produced at Mississippi Polymers, Inc., Corinth,
Mississippi 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 at Mississippi Polymers, Inc., Corinth,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 30, 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 13th day of January, 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance