DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,099

PERFORMANCE FIBERS, INC.
MONCURE PLANT
NEW HILL, NORTH 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 September 23, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Performance Fibers, Inc., Moncure Plant, New Hill, North
Carolina. The workers at the subject firm polyester tire cord
fabric.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at Performance Fibers, Inc., Moncure Plant, New Hill,
North Carolina, from January through July 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding purchases of polyester tire cord
fabric during 2006, 2007 and January through July 2008. The survey
revealed increased imports of polyester tire cord fabric during the
period under investigation.
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 determine that increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with polyester tire cord fabric produced by
Performance Fibers, Inc., Moncure Plant, New Hill, North 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 Performance Fibers, Inc., Moncure Plant, New
Hill, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 22, 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 January, 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance