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Exhibit 12.1


HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 
  Pro Forma
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Huntsman
Specialty
Year
Ended
Dec. 31,
1998

  Huntsman
Specialty
Ten
Months
Ended
Dec. 31,
1997

  Predecessor
Two
Months
Ended
Feb. 28,
1997

 
 
  Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2002

  Year Ended
December
31, 2001

  Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2002

  Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2001

  Year
Ended
Dec.31,
2001

  Huntsman
Int'l Year
Ended Dec. 31,
2000

  Huntsman
Int'l Six
Months
Ended Dec. 31,
1999

  Huntsman
Specialty
Six Months
Ended June 30,
1999

 
 
  (dollars in millions)

 
Fixed Charges:                                                                    
Interest Expense (includes amortization of deferred financing costs)   $ 109   $ 241   $ 107   $ 114   $ 228   $ 222   $ 104   $ 18   $ 40   $ 35   $  
Interest portion of rent expense     3     6     3     3     6     7     5                    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Fixed Charges   $ 112   $ 247   $ 110   $ 117   $ 234   $ 229   $ 109   $ 18   $ 40   $ 35   $  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from operations before taxes   $ (3 ) $ (96 ) $ (1 ) $ 36   $ (83 ) $ 184   $ 100   $ 35   $ 15   $ 5   $ (6 )
Fixed Charges:     112     247     110     117     234     229     109     18     40     35      
Less:                                                                    
Minority interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries         (2 )       1     2     3     1                  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Earnings   $ 109   $ 142   $ 109   $ 152   $ 149   $ 410   $ 208   $ 53   $ 55   $ 40   $ (6 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

1.30

 

 


 

 

1.8x

 

 

1.9x

 

 

2.9x

 

 

1.4x

 

 

1.1x

 

 


 
Deficiency of Earnings to Fixed Charges   $ 3   $ 98   $ 1         $ 85                       $ 6  



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