SCHUMER, CLINTON: FEDS REJECT TRADE PETITION THREATENING ROCHESTER AREA COMPANY SENATORS CALLED ON USTR LAST FALL TO DITCH

From: Capitol Hill Press Releases | Date: July 17, 2008 | Copyright information

Capitol Hill Press Releases
07-17-2008
For Immediate Release Schumer, Clinton: Feds Reject Trade Petition Threatening
Rochester Area Company Senators Called On USTR Last Fall to Ditch Petition,
Allow Terphane, Inc. to Remain Competitive July 17, 2008 Terphane Holding
Corporation, with Facilities in Bloomfield NY and Brazil, is the Only US-Owned
Commercial Company to Produce PET film, a Critical Material Used in Packaging
and Insulation - Petition Would Have Eliminated Benefits for Brazilian
Exports of PET Film, Seriously Harming Terphane`s Operations and Giving
its Asian Competitors an Unfair Edge ...

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