DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,181

SYNGENTA, INC.
CHOP PROTECTION COLD CREEK SITE DIVISION
BUCKS, ALABAMA

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 April 10, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Syngenta, Inc., Chop Protection Cold Creek Site Division, Bucks,
Alabama. The workers manufacture chemicals such as mesotrione, 2-
cyanophenol, fomesafen, phosgene, and thiocarbanetes, which are
active ingredients for pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.

The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005, and declined in the
period of January through March 2006, when compared to the same
period in 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of chemicals such as mesotrione, 2-cyanophenol,
fomesafen, phosgene, and thiocarbanetes 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 mesotrione, 2-cyanophenol,
fomesafen, phosgene, and thiocarbanetes produced at Syngenta, Inc.,
Chop Protection Cold Creek Site Division, Bucks, Alabama
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 Syngenta, Inc., Chop Protection Cold Creek
Site Division, Bucks, Alabama who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 10, 2005 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 21st day of April 2006.

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