DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,143

VAN DORN DEMAG CORP
D/B/A DEMAG PLASTICS GROUP
FORMERLY VAN DORN SERVICE CORPORATION
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO

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 20, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Van Dorn Demag Corp., formerly Van Dorn Service
Corporation, now d/b/a Demag Plastics Group, Strongsville, Ohio.
The workers produce plastic injection molding machinery.
Employment at the Strongsville facility decreased in 2006
and in January through February 2007 compared with the same
period the previous year.
Production at the subject facility decreased in early 2007
while company imports of plastic injection molding machinery
increased both absolutely and relative to production in the same
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.
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 plastic injection molding
machinery produced at Van Dorn Demag Corp., formerly Van Dorn
Service Corporation, currently d/b/a Demag Plastics Group,
Strongsville, Ohio, 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 Van Dorn Demag Corp., formerly Van Dorn
Service Corporation, currently d/b/a Demag Plastics Group,
Strongsville, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 9, 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 16th day of April 2007

/s/ Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance