DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,001

ARRMAZ PRODUCTS, L.P.
LEBECO DIVISIN
SEABROOK, 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 (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 March 13, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the workers
of ArrMaz Products, L.P., Lebeco Division, Seabrook, South
Carolina. The workers are engaged in producing nitrogen additives,
dyes, pigments and tracers.
The investigation revealed that employment declined from 2007
through February 2008.
Production of nitrogen additives, dyes, pigments and tracers
at the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of nitrogen additives,
dyes, pigments and tracers in 2006, 2007, and January through March
2008. The survey revealed that the customer increased imports
during the relevant period.
In addition, 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 of nitrogen additives, dyes, pigments
and tracers produced at ArrMaz Products, L.P., Lebeco division,
Seabrook, South Carolina, 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 ArrMaz Products, L.P., Lebeco Division,
Seabrook, South Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 6, 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 25th day of April 2008


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