DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,450

SHAPE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY
SANFORD, MAINE

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 November 13, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Shape Global Technology, Sanford, Maine. Workers at the
subject firm produce plastic injection molded media cases.
Employment, sales, and production at the subject firm declined
in January through October 2007 compared to the same period one
year prior.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of plastic injection
molded media cases, as well as articles like or directly
competitive, for 2005, 2006, January through October 2006, and
January through October 2007. The survey revealed increased
imports throughout the periods surveyed.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 molded media
cases produced at Shape Global Technology, Sanford, Maine,
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 Shape Global Technology, Sanford, Maine, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 12, 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 28th day of December 2007


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