DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,833

FORMTEK MAINE

A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MESTEK, INC.

CLINTON, MAINE

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:

(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on March 23, 2020 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers and former workers of Formtek Maine, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Mestek, Inc., Clinton, Maine (Formtek Maine). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of coil handling equipment. During the investigation, information
was collected from the petition, the workers' firm, and other
sources.

Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers at Formtek Maine have become totally
or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because Formtek Maine
sales and/or production has decreased absolutely.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the articles produced
by Formtek Maine have increased during the representative period
when compared to the relevant base period.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because increased
imports contributed importantly to the worker group separations
and sales declines at Formtek Maine.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Formtek Maine meet the
worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:

"All workers of Formtek Maine, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Mestek, Inc., Clinton, Maine, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 20,
2019 through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 1st day of February, 2021



/s/ Del-Min Amy Chen
_______________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance