TAW-60563 / General Chemical Performance Products (Gibbstown, NJ)
Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/06/2005
Filed Date: 12/08/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/10/2007
Determination Date: 01/10/2007
Expiration Date: 01/10/2009
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,563
GENERAL CHEMICAL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
GIBBSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
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 December 8, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by the company official, on behalf
of the workers of General Chemical Performance Products,
Gibbstown, New Jersey. The workers are engaged in the
production of sodium nitrite.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from January through November 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
declining customers regarding their purchases of sodium nitrite.
The survey revealed that a major customer increased its reliance
on imports 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 addition, 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 sodium nitrite produced by
General Chemical Performance Products, Gibbstown, New Jersey,
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 General Chemical Performance Products,
Gibbstown, New Jersey, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 6, 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 10th day of January, 2007.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance