DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,811

CUL-MAC INDUSTRIES
FORMERLY KNOWN AS STANDHARDT CHEMICAL CORPORATION
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

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 February 7, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Cul-Mac
Industries, formerly known as Standhardt Chemical Corporation,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. The workers produced carwash soaps and
waxes. Workers are not separately identifiable by product line.

The investigation revealed that employment and production
at the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their imports of carwash soaps and waxes 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 increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with carwash soaps and waxes
produced by Cul-Mac Industries, formerly known as Standhardt
Chemical Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan 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 Cul-Mac Industries, formerly known as
Standhardt Chemical Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 6, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 March 2008


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