DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,667

TEKNI-PLEX, INC.
D/B/A DOLCO PACKAGING
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PATRICK STAFFING
TROY, OHIO

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 an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 24, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Tekni-Plex, Inc., doing business as Dolco Packaging, Troy, Ohio.
The workers produced polystyrene plates and carryout packaging.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Patrick Staffing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of production of
polystyrene plates and carryout packaging to a country (Mexico)
which is party to a free trade agreement with the United States,
and another country (Colombia) which is party to the Andean Trade
Preference Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico and Colombia of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tekni-Plex, Inc., doing business as Dolco
Packaging, including on-site leased workers from Patrick
Staffing, Troy, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 23, 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 18th day of August 2009


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