DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,668

WENTWORTH MOLD, INC.
CENTRAL DIVISION, USA
GRAIN VALLEY, MISSOURI

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 23, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Wentworth Mold, Inc., Central Division, USA, Grain
Valley, Missouri. The workers are engaged in employment related to
the production of extrusion blow molds for the plastics industry.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility decreased in January though
September of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003.



The investigation further revealed the subject firm is
shifting total production of extrusion blow molds for the plastics
industry abroad for subsequent import.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of extrusion
blow molds for the plastics industry produced at Wentworth Mold,
Inc., Central Division, USA, Grain Valley, Missouri contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:



"All workers of Wentworth Mold, Inc., Central Division, USA,
Grain Valley, Missouri, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 20, 2003
through two years from the date of certification are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C., this 13th day of October, 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance