DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,698

PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
BUFFALO MOLDED PLASTICS, INC.
dba ANDOVER INDUSTRIES
ANDOVER, OHIO

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 January 24, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Plastech
Engineered Products, Inc., formerly known as Buffalo Molded
Plastics, Inc., dba Andover Industries, Andover, Ohio. The workers
produced custom molded and decorated thermoplastic parts for the
automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
declining customers regarding their purchases of custom molded and
decorated thermoplastic parts during the relevant period. The
survey revealed that a major customer increased their reliance on
imported custom molded and decorated thermoplastic parts during the
relevant period.
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 conclude that increases of imports of custom
molded and decorated thermoplastic parts produced by Plastech
Engineered Products, Inc., formerly known as Buffalo Molded
Plastics, Inc., dba Andover Industries, Andover, Ohio 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 Plastech Engineered Products, Inc.,
formerly known as Buffalo Molded Plastics, Inc., dba Andover
Industries, Andover, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 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 26th day of April, 2006.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance