DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,087

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INC.
BLACKSBURG, SOUTH 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of paragraph
(b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is
determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 3, 2009 in response to
a worker petition filed on behalf of workers of Industrial Minerals,
Inc., Blacksburg, South Carolina. The workers process borate ores.
A significant number of workers a the subject firm have been
separated.
The investigation revealed that Industrial Minerals, Inc. supplied
ulexite and colemanite, component parts considered an integral part of
the final product, fiberglass, and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of fiberglass whose workers were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the
separation or threat of separation of workers at Industrial Minerals,
Inc.
In addition, 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 workers of Industrial Minerals, Inc., Blacksburg, South
Carolina, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Industrial Minerals, Inc., Blacksburg, South
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after January 28, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 13th day of March 2009


/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance