Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 05/14/2020
Filed Date: 06/29/2021
Most Recent Update: 07/21/2021
Determination Date: 07/21/2021
Expiration Date: 05/14/2022
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-97,041
INNOCOR, INC.
WEST CHICAGO PLANT
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED
UNDER INNOCOR ADVANCED URETHANE TECHNOLOGIES
WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C.
§ 2273, the Department of Labor ("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.
The investigation was initiated in response to a TAA petition dated June 25, 2021 and filed
on June 29, 2021 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf of former workers of Innocor, Inc., West
Chicago Plant, West Chicago, Illinois (hereafter referred to as the "worker group"). The group of
workers also consists of workers whose wages were reported under Innocor Advanced Urethane
Technologies. In accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive
of teleworkers and staffed workers."
The worker group is engaged in activities related to the production of polyurethane foam
used in mattresses and are not separately identifiable by product.
The petition alleged that worker separations, or threats thereof, were due to increased
imports of mattresses and cited "ITC Investigation No. 701-TA- 645 and 731-TA-1495-1501".
The International Trade Commission (ITC) found that an industry in the United States
is materially injured by reason(s) of imports of mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam, that have been found by the U.S. Department
of Commerce to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, and to be subsidized by the
government's of these countries. The ITC's determination(s) was published in the Federal Register
on May 14, 2021.
During the course of the investigation, the Department collected information from the
petitioner(s), the workers' firm, and other relevant sources.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under Section 222(e) of the Act,
19 U.S.C. § 2272(e), are satisfied if the following criteria are met:
Member of Domestic Industry Criterion
(1) the workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the International Trade Commission
as a member of a domestic industry in an investigation resulting in"”
(A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat thereof under section 202(b)
(1);
(B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat thereof under section
421(b)(1); or
(C) an affirmative final determination of material injury or threat thereof under section
705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and
1673d(b)(1)(A));
The Department determines that the member of a domestic industry criterion has been met.
Timely Petition Filing Criterion
(2) the petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which"”
(A) a summary of the report submitted to the President by the International Trade
Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to the affirmative determination
described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)
(3); or
(B) notice of an affirmative determination described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
The Department determines that the timely filing of a petition criterion has been met.
Employment Criterion
(3) the workers have become totally or partially separated from the workers' firm within"”
(A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
(B) notwithstanding section 223(b), the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period
described in paragraph (2).
The Department determines that the employment criterion has been met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that workers
of Innocor, Inc., West Chicago Plant, Innocor Advanced Urethane Technologies, West Chicago,
Illinois, who are engaged in activities related to the production of polyurethane foam used in
mattresses meet the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(e) of the Act, 19 U.S.C.
§ 2272(e). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Innocor, Inc., West Chicago Plant,Innocor Advanced Urethane
Technologies, West Chicago, Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from that
employment on or after May 14, 2020, through May 14, 2022, 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 21st day of July, 2021
/s/ Del-Min Amy Chen
_______________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-97,041
INNOCOR, INC.
WEST CHICAGO PLANT
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED
UNDER INNOCOR ADVANCED URETHANE TECHNOLOGIES
WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C.
§ 2273, the Department of Labor ("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.
The investigation was initiated in response to a TAA petition dated June 25, 2021 and filed
on June 29, 2021 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf of former workers of Innocor, Inc., West
Chicago Plant, West Chicago, Illinois (hereafter referred to as the "worker group"). The group of
workers also consists of workers whose wages were reported under Innocor Advanced Urethane
Technologies. In accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive
of teleworkers and staffed workers."
The worker group is engaged in activities related to the production of polyurethane foam
used in mattresses and are not separately identifiable by product.
The petition alleged that worker separations, or threats thereof, were due to increased
imports of mattresses and cited "ITC Investigation No. 701-TA- 645 and 731-TA-1495-1501".
The International Trade Commission (ITC) found that an industry in the United States
is materially injured by reason(s) of imports of mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam, that have been found by the U.S. Department
of Commerce to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, and to be subsidized by the
government's of these countries. The ITC's determination(s) was published in the Federal Register
on May 14, 2021.
During the course of the investigation, the Department collected information from the
petitioner(s), the workers' firm, and other relevant sources.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under Section 222(e) of the Act,
19 U.S.C. § 2272(e), are satisfied if the following criteria are met:
Member of Domestic Industry Criterion
(1) the workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the International Trade Commission
as a member of a domestic industry in an investigation resulting in"”
(A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat thereof under section 202(b)
(1);
(B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat thereof under section
421(b)(1); or
(C) an affirmative final determination of material injury or threat thereof under section
705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and
1673d(b)(1)(A));
The Department determines that the member of a domestic industry criterion has been met.
Timely Petition Filing Criterion
(2) the petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which"”
(A) a summary of the report submitted to the President by the International Trade
Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to the affirmative determination
described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)
(3); or
(B) notice of an affirmative determination described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
The Department determines that the timely filing of a petition criterion has been met.
Employment Criterion
(3) the workers have become totally or partially separated from the workers' firm within"”
(A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
(B) notwithstanding section 223(b), the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period
described in paragraph (2).
The Department determines that the employment criterion has been met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that workers
of Innocor, Inc., West Chicago Plant, Innocor Advanced Urethane Technologies, West Chicago,
Illinois, who are engaged in activities related to the production of polyurethane foam used in
mattresses meet the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(e) of the Act, 19 U.S.C.
§ 2272(e). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Innocor, Inc., West Chicago Plant,Innocor Advanced Urethane
Technologies, West Chicago, Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from that
employment on or after May 14, 2020, through May 14, 2022, 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 21st day of July, 2021
/s/ Del-Min Amy Chen
_______________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance