DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,784

KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KEMET CORPORATIION
SIMPSONVILLE FACILITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BLANTON PHILLPS STAFFING
SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 12, 2008,
applicable to workers of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a
subsidiary of Kemet Corporation, Simpsonville Facility, including
on-site leased workers from Blanton Phillips Staffing,
Simpsonville, South Carolina. The notice will be published soon
in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of tantalum capacitors.
Findings show that there was a previous certification, TA-W-
58,661A, issued on February 7, 2006, for the workers of the
Simpsonville Facility, Simpsonville, South Carolina. That
certification expired February 7, 2008. To avoid an overlap in
worker group coverage for the workers of the Simpsonville, South
Carolina location, the certification is being amended to change
the impact date from January 25, 2007 to February 8, 2008.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of
Kemet Corporation who were adversely affected by a shift in
production of tantalum capacitors to Mexico.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,784 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a
subsidiary of Kemet Corporation, Simpsonville Facility,
including on-site leased workers from Blanton Phillips
Staffing, Simpsonville, South Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 8, 2008, through March 12, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 25th day of March 2008.

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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,784

KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KEMET CORPORATION
SIMPSONVILLE FACILITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BLANTON PHILLIPS STAFFING
SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTH 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, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 1, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Kemet
Corporation, Simpsonville Facility, Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Workers of the subject firm produce tantalum capacitors.
The worker group also consisted of on-site leased workers from
Blanton Phillips Staffing.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
Kemet Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Kemet Corporation,
Simpsonville Facility, Simpsonville, South Carolina is related to a
shift in production of tantalum capacitors to Mexico, a country
which is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
Kemet Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Kemet Corporation,
Simpsonville Facility, Simpsonville, South Carolina to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with the products
produced by the subject firm or subdivision.



In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of
Kemet Corporation, Simpsonville Facility, Simpsonville, South
Carolina, including on-site leased workers from Blanton
Phillips Staffing who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 25, 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 12th day of March 2008


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






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