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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~July~~ 13August 16, 2004

Huntsman International Holdings LLC (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	~~333-88057~~	87333-~~0630359~~88057	87-0630359
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	~~(Commission File Number)~~	(~~IRS~~Commission ~~Employer~~File ~~Identification No.~~Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 Huntsman Way Salt Lake City, Utah			84108
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, Utah	84108
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-5700

~~Registrant’s~~ ~~telephone~~Not ~~number~~applicable (Former name or former address, ~~including~~if ~~area~~changed ~~code: (801~~since last report) ~~584-5700~~

~~Not~~ ~~applicable~~ ~~(Former~~ ~~name or~~ ~~former~~Item ~~address,~~12. ifResults ~~changed~~of ~~since~~Operations ~~last~~and ~~report)~~Financial Condition.

~~Item~~ On 9August 16, 2004, Huntsman International Holdings LLC together with certain affiliated companies issued a press release announcing their results for the three months ended June 30, 2004. ~~Regulation~~The FDpress ~~Disclosure~~release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

~~On July 13, 2004,~~ Huntsman ~~International LLC, the operating subsidiary of Huntsman~~ International Holdings LLC, ~~issued~~will ~~the~~hold ~~press~~a ~~release~~conference ~~furnished~~call ~~with~~on ~~this current~~Tuesday, ~~report~~August 17, as2004 ~~Exhibit~~at 999:00 am MDT.1.

SIGNATURES

Call-in number for U.S. participants:		800-230-1085
Call in number for international participants:		612-288-0318

~~Pursuant~~The conference tocall ~~the~~will ~~requirements~~be ofreplayed ~~the~~beginning ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~August 17, ~~the~~2004 ~~registrant~~at ~~has~~5:45 ~~duly~~PM ~~caused~~MDT ~~this~~and ~~report~~ending toWednesday, beAugust 24, ~~signed on~~2004 ~~its~~at ~~behalf~~11:59 byPM ~~the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~MDT.

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC /s/ Curtis C. Dowd CURTIS C. DOWD Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations

Call-in numbers for the replay:
	Within the U.S.:	800-475-6701
	International:	320-365-3844
Access code for replay:		742119

~~Dated: July~~ Information with 13respect to the conference call, ~~2004~~together with a copy of the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, is available at www.huntsman.com under "News & Information."

The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Huntsman International Holdings LLC with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (unless Huntsman International Holdings LLC specifically states that the information or exhibit in this particular report is incorporated by reference).2

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~~INDEX~~ Pursuant TOto ~~EXHIBITS~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated July 13, 2004.

		HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC
		By:		/s/ JOHN HESKETT JOHN HESKETT Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations

3Dated: August 16, 2004

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated August 16, 2004

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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