DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,676

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS LAWTER INTERNATIONAL
INK AND ADHESIVES RESINS DIVISION
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN

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 January 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Hexion
Specialty Chemicals, formerly known as Lawter International, Ink
and Adhesives Division, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The workers
produce ink resins and varnishes. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Pleasant
Prairie facility declined in 2007 compared to 2006.
The investigation revealed that Hexion Specialty Chemicals,
formerly known as Lawter International, Ink and Adhesives
Division, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin supplies varnishes and ink
resins for organic pigments, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Hexion Specialty
Chemicals, formerly known as Lawter International, Ink and
Adhesives Division, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin 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 Hexion Specialty Chemicals, formerly known
as Lawter International, Ink and Adhesives Division,
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 10, 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 18th day of April 2008

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