DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,275

PLASTIC TRIM INTERNATIONAL
BEAVERCREEK DIVISION
DAYTON, OHIO

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 April 29, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Plastic Trim International, Beavercreek Division,
Dayton, Ohio. The workers produce automotive exterior trim and
sealing systems. The workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
The subject firm increased imports of automotive exterior
trim and sealing systems.
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 automotive exterior trim and
sealing systems produced by Plastic Trim International,
Beavercreek Division, Dayton, Ohio 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 Plastic Trim International, Beavercreek
Division, Dayton, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 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 9th day of June 2008


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