DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,003

CENTRAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
D/B/A INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP
CARTON SEALING TAPES DIVISION
BRIGHTON, COLORADO

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 September 5, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Central Products Company, D/B/A Intertape Polymer Group,
Carton Sealing Tapes Division, Brighton, Colorado. Workers
manufacture carton sealing tape.
Workers of the subject firm's Carton Sealing Tapes Division
working on the film line producing tape film were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition number
TA-W-53,006, that expired December 2, 2005.
This investigation determined that workers are not separately
identifiable by product line, and there is a threat of employment
decline at the subject firm.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
declined in January through August 2006, when compared to the same
time period in 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of carton sealing tape from 2004 to August 2006.
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 carton sealing tape produced by
Central Products Company, D/B/A Intertape Polymer Group, Carton
Sealing Tapes Division, Brighton, Colorado, 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 Central Products Company, D/B/A Intertape
Polymer Group, Carton Sealing Tapes Division, Brighton,
Colorado, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 1, 2005 (excluding workers on
the film line producing tape film between September 1, 2005
and December 2, 2005, who were covered by TA-W-53,006),
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


"All workers of Central Products Company, D/B/A Intertape
Polymer Group, Carton Sealing Tapes Division, Brighton,
Colorado, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 1, 2005 through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 5th day of October 2006

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