DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,484

BIG RIVER ZINC CORPORATION
SAUGET, ILLINOIS

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 8, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America,
District 7 on behalf of workers at Big River Zinc Corporation,
Sauget, Illinois. The workers produce zinc metal, zinc sulfate,
sulfuric acid, and zinc powder. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
is threatened to decline.
Production of refined zinc metal and sulfuric acid at the
subject firm decreased in January through November 2005 when
compared to the same time period of the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of refined zinc metal and sulfuric acid 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 sulfuric acid, refined zinc
metal, and zinc powder produced at Big River Zinc Corporation,
Sauget, Illinois 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 Big River Zinc Corporation, Sauget, Illinois
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 7, 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 30th day of December 2005

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