DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,637

VYTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
ELKHART, INDIANA

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 (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 June 6, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of VyTech Industries, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana. Workers
designed and developed vinyl samples in support of production at
VyTech Industries, Inc, Anderson, South Carolina (TA-W-60,961).
Employment at the subject firm declined absolutely with its
closure in January 2007.
Workers of Elkhart, Indiana were in support of production at
VyTech Industries, Inc., South Carolina which was certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance on based an
increase in customer imports of printed and/or embossed vinyl on
March 26, 2007, under TA-W-60,961.
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 1 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers in the workers' firm are not 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with printed and/or embossed vinyl
produced at VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South 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 VyTech, Industries Inc., Elkhart, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 5, 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."
I further determine that all workers of VyTech, Industries
Inc., Elkhart, Indiana 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 20th day of June 2007

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance