DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,636

NORANDAL USA, INC.
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS

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,
as amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an 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 January 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative
on behalf of workers of Norandal USA, Inc., Newport, Arkansas.
The workers at the subject firm produced light weight aluminum
(foil).
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
Sales of light weight aluminum at the subject firm
declined from to 2006 to 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of light weight
aluminum in 2006 and 2007. The surveys revealed that the
customers increased in imports 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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with light weight
aluminum produced by Norandal USA, Inc., Newport, Arkansas,
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 Norandal USA, Inc., Newport, Arkansas,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after January 2, 2007 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 21st day of February 2008


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