DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,006

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC.
POLYURETHANE CHEMICALS DIVISION
PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY

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 17, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a New Jersey state agency
representative on behalf of workers at Air Products and
Chemicals Inc., Polyurethane Chemicals Division, Paulsboro, New
Jersey. The workers produce various chemical products,
including Triethlyenediamine (TEDA), blends, and prepolymer.
The workers are not separately identifiable by specific product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined January through February 2008 compared with the
same period in 2007.
The subject firm shifted a portion of production of
chemical products to China in 2007 and will continue shifting in
2008. It is likely that the company will increase imports of
these chemical products.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Air Products and Chemicals Inc.,
Polyurethane Chemicals Division, Paulsboro, New Jersey, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 17, 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 8th of April 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance