DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,461

UNIVERSAL TIRE MOLDS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF SAEHWA INCORPORATED
CORINTH DIVISION
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI

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 November 14, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Universal Tire
Molds Incorporated, a subsidiary of Saehwa Incorporated, Corinth
Division, Corinth, Mississippi. The workers produce tire processing
equipment, including tire molds. The products are the equipment
used to produce tires.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production of tire processing equipment to South Korea. The
investigation further revealed that the subject firm will also
increase imports of tire processing equipment to the United States.
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 South Korea, of articles like or
directly competitive with tire processing equipment produced by
Universal Tire Molds Incorporated, a subsidiary of Saehwa
Incorporated, Corinth Division, Corinth, Mississippi, 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 Universal Tire Molds Incorporated, a
subsidiary of Saehwa Incorporated, Corinth Division, Corinth,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 13, 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 30th day of November 2007


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