DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,397
CLARIANT CORPORATION
TEXTILES, LEATHER AND PAPER DIVISION
MARTIN, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-62,397A
CLARIANT CORPORATION
TEXTILES, LEATHER AND PAPER DIVISION
CHARLOTTE, 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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 2, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Clariant Corporation, Textiles, Leather and Paper
Division, Martin, South Carolina (TA-W-62,397) and Charlotte,
North Carolina (TA-W-62,397A). The Martin workers produce
textile dyes and chemicals. Textile, Leather and Paper Division
workers in Charlotte are engaged in sales, marketing, technical
and laboratory support of production in Martin.
The investigation revealed that employment in both worker
groups has declined in 2007.
The investigation also revealed that Clariant Corporation,
Textiles, Leather and Paper Division, Martin, South Carolina,
supplied component parts utilized in textile production and a
loss of business with manufacturers of textiles whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at both subject facilities.
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 both firms 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 workers of Clariant Corporation,
Textiles, Leather and Paper Division, Martin, South Carolina and
Charlotte, North Carolina qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:













"All workers of Clariant Corporation, Textiles, Leather and
Paper Division, Martin, South Carolina (TA-W-62,397) and
Charlotte, North Carolina (TA-W-62,397A) who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after November
1, 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 11th day of February 2008.

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