DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,401

PIMALCO, INC.
ALCOA GLOBAL EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
A WHOLLY OWNED SIBSIDIARY OF ALCOA, INC.
CHANDLER, ARIZONA

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 14, 2006 in
response to a petition filed state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Pimalco Inc., Alcoa Global Extruded
Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa, Chandler, Arizona.
The workers at the subject facility produce drawn aluminum
tubing used for baseball bats.
The investigation revealed a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The investigation also revealed that Pimalco Inc., Alcoa
Global Extruded Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa,
Chandler, Arizona, supplies components aluminum used in sporting
equipment and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is
supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers at Pimalco Inc., Alcoa
Global Extruded Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa,
Chandler, Arizona, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Pimalco Inc., Alcoa Global Extruded
Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa, Chandler,
Arizona, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 9, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of December 2006
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance