DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,121

AZDEL INCORPORATED
A JOINT VENTURE OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND
PPG INDUSTRIES
SHELBY MANUFACTURING PLANT
SHELBY, NORTH 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 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 March 16, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Azdel Incorporated, A Joint Venture of The General Electric
Company and PPG Industries, Shelby Manufacturing Plant,
Shelby, North Carolina. The workers produce thermoplastic
sheeting.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales
decreased from the full year 2006 period over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding purchases of
thermoplastic sheeting in 2005, 2006, and January through
February 2007. The survey revealed that the customer
increased import purchases of thermoplastic sheeting 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 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 thermoplastic
sheeting produced by Azdel Incorporated, A Joint Venture of
The General Electric Company and PPG Industries, Shelby
Manufacturing Plant, Shelby, North Carolina, 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 Azdel Incorporated, A Joint Venture of
The General Electric Company and PPG Industries,
Shelby Manufacturing Plant, Shelby, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 15, 2006 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 30th day of March 2007.


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