DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,350

SIG COMBIBLOC, INC.
COLUMBUS, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), 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 adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 13, 2001, and
filed on behalf of workers at SIG Combibloc, Inc., Columbus,
Ohio. The workers produced aseptic packaging used to store
liquids without refrigeration.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined at the subject plant during the relevant period. Also,
the subject firm increased imports of aseptic packaging.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive to those produced at SIG Combibloc,
Inc., Columbus, Ohio, contributed importantly to the decline in
sales or production and to the total or partial separation of
workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of SIG Combibloc, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 6, 2000, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 19th day of February 2002

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