DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,429

NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL COMPANY
ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGIES
A SUBSIDIARY OF HENKEL CORPORATION
HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA


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 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 November 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at National Starch and Chemical Company, Adhesives
Technologies, a subsidiary of Henkel Corporation, Hazleton,
Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of water-based adhesives.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance and alternative trade adjustment
assistance on July 21, 2006 (TA-W-59,661). That certification
expired on July 21, 2008.
This investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject firm during the relevant period under
investigation.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of water-based adhesives during January through
October 2008 compared to the corresponding 2007 period.
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 water-based adhesives contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers at
National Starch and Chemical Company, Adhesives Technologies, a
subsidiary of Henkel Corporation, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of National Starch and Chemical Company,
Adhesives Technologies, a subsidiary of Henkel Corporation,
Hazleton, Pennsylvania who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 22, 2008 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/ Elliott S. Kushner
____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance