DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,903

CLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
AMES, IOWA

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), 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 February 5, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Clarion Technologies Inc., Ames, Iowa. The workers
of the subject firm produce plastic injection molded products
and assemblies; they are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that from 2005 to 2006 there
were declines in production and sales at the subject firm, and
worker separations are imminent.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of plastic injection
molded products and assemblies in 2005 and 2006. This survey
revealed increased imports of plastic injection molded products
and assemblies during the period under investigation.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with plastic injection molded
products and assemblies produced by Clarion Technologies Inc.,
Ames, Iowa, contributed importantly to the threat of decline in
employment 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 Clarion Technologies Inc., Ames, Iowa, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 30, 2006, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 27th day of March, 2007

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