UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,301

WORWAG COATINGS, LLC

LAFAYETTE SITE

A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the 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 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, or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles which
are produced by such firm or subdivision; and

(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;

(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary under
the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean
Basin Economic Act; or

(III) there has been or is likely to be an increase
in imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were produced by
such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated and filed on May 19,
2022, by a State Workforce Office on behalf of workers of Worwag
Coatings LLC, Lafayette Site, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPG
Industries, Inc., Lafayette, Indiana (hereafter referred to as
"Worwag Coatings LLC "). In accordance with 20 CFR 618.110 a
worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive of teleworkers and staffed
workers."

Workers of Worwag Coatings LLC are engaged in activities
related to the production of various paints, coatings, and
specialty materials used in the automotive industry.

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to the shift in production by the workers' firm
to a foreign country.

During the course of the investigation, the Department
collected information from the petitioner and the workers' firm.

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

Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has partially shifted the production of articles like or directly
competitive with those produce at Worwag Coatings LLC to a foreign
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the Act), 19 U.S.C. § 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
for older workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:

(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion II has not been
met. The investigation revealed the workers at Worwag Coatings LLC
do possess skills that are easily transferable.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Worwag Coatings LLC,
Lafayette Site, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPG Industries,
Inc., Lafayette, Indiana, who are engaged in activities related
to the production of various paints, coatings, and specialty
materials used in the automotive industry, 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 Worwag Coatings LLC, Lafayette Site, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of PPG Industries, Inc., Lafayette, Indiana,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after May 19, 2021, 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, and are not eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 11th day of June, 2022


/s/ Hope D. Kinglock
_______________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance