DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,937

FULFLEX ELASTROMETRICS WORLDWIDE
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE MOORE COMPANY
FULFLEX OF TENNESSEE
GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE

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 March 3, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Fulflex Elastomerics Worldwide, a subsidiary of The Moore Company,
Fulflex of Tennessee, Greeneville, Tennessee. Workers of the
subject firm produce rubber tapes and threads. The rubber tapes
and threads produced at the subject firm are primarily used in
diapers.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
Fulflex Elastomerics Worldwide, a subsidiary of The Moore Company,
Fulflex of Tennessee, Greeneville, Tennessee is related to a shift
in production of rubber tapes and threads to Singapore, 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
Fulflex Elastomerics Worldwide, a subsidiary of The Moore Company,
Fulflex of Tennessee, Greeneville Tennessee to Singapore 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 Fulflex Elastomerics Worldwide, a subsidiary
of The Moore Company, Fulflex of Tennessee, Greeneville,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 28, 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