DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-42,028

LORETEX COPORATION
GUILDERLAND CENTER, NEW YORK

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 eligi-
bility 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 in response to a petition
received on August 26, 2002, on behalf of workers at Loretex
Corporation, Guilderland Center, New York. The workers were
engaged in employment related to the production of coated woven
polyethylene fabric.
The investigation revealed that production, sales and
employment at the subject firm declined during the period under
investigation.

The investigation further revealed that the company began
relying solely on imported coated woven polyethylene fabric from an
affiliate located in Canada during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Loretex
Corporation, Guilderland Center, New York contributed importantly
to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Loretex Corporation, Guilderland Center, New
York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 8, 2001, 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 1st day of October, 2002.




/s/Elliott S. Kushner_________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance