DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,464

SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
A SUBSIDIARY OF SAINT-GOBAIN CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM INDUSTRIAL STAFFING,
MATTHEWS EMPLOYMENT, AEROTEK, SYSTEMS RESEARCH INCORPORATED
MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 8, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain
Corporation, Mundelein, Illinois. The workers produce plastic
component pieces. In particular, the workers produced machined and
molded plastic component parts. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that Saint-Gobain Performance
Plastics also leased workers from Industrial Staffing, Matthews
Employment, Aerotek Systems, and Systems Research Incorporated.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of machined and molded plastic component parts
to China. The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of machined and molded plastic component parts
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles like or directly
competitive with machined and molded plastic component parts
produced by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, A subsidiary of
Saint-Gobain Corporation, Mundelein, Illinois, and there has been
or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, A
subsidiary of Saint-Gobain Corporation, Mundelein, Illinois,
including on-site leased workers from Industrial Staffing,
Matthews Employment, Aerotek Systems, and Systems Research
Incorporated, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 7, 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 5th day of June 2007


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