DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,275

REYNOLDS FOIL, INC./RICHMOND FOIL FACILITY
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF REYNOLDS PACKAGING GROUP
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

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 October 24, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Reynolds Foil, Inc./Richmond Foil Facility, Reynolds
Consumer Products Division, a subsidiary of Reynolds Packaging
Group, Richmond, Virginia. The workers produce household foil,
light gauge foil, household parchments and freezer paper, and
flexible packaging products. Foil products account for the
majority of the production at the subject facility.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales declined
at the subject facility during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of household foil for
2006, 2007, and January through September 2008. The survey
revealed imports of household foil increased during the period
under investigation.
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 with household aluminum foil produced
at Reynolds Foil, Inc./Richmond Foil Facility, Reynolds Consumer
Products Division, a subsidiary of Reynolds Packaging Group,
Richmond, Virginia 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 Reynolds Foil, Inc./Richmond Foil Facility,
Reynolds Consumer Products Division, a subsidiary of Reynolds
Packaging Group, Richmond, Virginia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 21,
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 December 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole


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