DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,070

SECO/WARWICK CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SECO/WARWICK S.A. (POLAND)
USA DIVISION
MEADVILLE, 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 (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 February 2, 2009, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Seco/Warwick
Corporation, a subsidiary of Seco/Warwick S.A. (Poland), USA
Division, Meadville, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm
manufacture industrial heat treat furnaces.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined in 2008 when compared to 2007, and in
January 2009 when compared to January 2008.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of industrial heat treat furnaces during the
relevant period.
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 industrial heat treat furnaces
produced by Seco/Warwick Corporation, a subsidiary of Seco/Warwick
S.A. (Poland), USA Division, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 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 Seco/Warwick Corporation, a subsidiary of
Seco/Warwick S.A. (Poland), USA Division, Meadville,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 29, 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 27th day of February 2009

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