DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,470

LANXESS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF LANXESS DEUTSHLAND GmbH
TEXTILE PROCESSING CHEMICALS
WELLFORD, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 22, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Lanxess
Corporation, a Subsidiary of Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Textile
Processing Chemicals, Wellford, South Carolina. Workers at the
subject firm produce textile chemical auxiliaries for fabric and
textile manufacturers.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Lanxess Corporation, a
Subsidiary of Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Textile Processing
Chemicals, Wellford, South Carolina supplies components and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of knitting fabrics and finished
textiles whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation or
threat of separation of workers at Lanxess Corporation, a
Subsidiary of Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Textile Processing
Chemicals, Wellford, South Carolina.
In addition, 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 workers of Lanxess Corporation, a
Subsidiary of Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Textile Processing
Chemicals, Wellford, South Carolina, 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 Lanxess Corporation, a Subsidiary of Lanxess
Deutschland GmbH, Textile Processing Chemicals, Wellford,
South Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 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 at Washington, D.C., this 13th day of December, 2006.

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