DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,037

FLINT GROUP NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
FLINT GROUP PIGMENTS DIVISION
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance


In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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 27, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Flint Group
North America Corporation, Flint Group Pigments Division,
Holland, Michigan. The workers are engaged in the production of
organic pigments.
The investigation determined that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from January through
February 2007 when compared to the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
organic pigments increased during the relevant period.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that
the Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act
are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion {2} has not

been met.

The investigation revealed the employees possess skills
that are easily transferable.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with organic pigments produced by
Flint Group North America Corporation, Flint Group Pigments
Division, Holland, Michigan, 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 Flint Group North America Corporation,
Flint Group Pigments Division, Holland, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 27, 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







I further determine that all workers of Flint Group North
America Corporation, Flint Group Pigments Division, Holland,
Michigan, are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 9th day of March, 2007.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance