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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2010

Registration No. 333-            

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 584-5700
(Address, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrants' Principal Executive Offices)

James R. Moore, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Huntsman International LLC
500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 584-5700
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Copy to:
Nathan W. Jones, Esq.
Benjamin W. Bates, Esq.
Stoel Rives LLP
201 South Main Street, Suite 1100
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 328-3131

             Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: The Exchange will occur as soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

             If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box: o

             If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o

             If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o

             Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

             If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

             Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) o

             Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer) o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

             The Registrants hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION—DATED JUNE 17, 2010

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Huntsman International LLC

Offer to exchange $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
8⁵/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020
which have been registered under the Securities Act
for
$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
8⁵/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020

This exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time,
on                    , unless extended.

Terms of the exchange offer:

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We will exchange all outstanding 8⁵/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 ("old notes") that are validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.



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The terms of the new 8⁵/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 ("new notes") to be issued in this exchange offer are substantially identical to the terms of the old notes, except for transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the old notes. The old notes and the new notes are collectively referred to herein as the "notes."



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You may withdraw tendered old notes at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.



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The exchange of old notes will not be a taxable event for United States federal income tax purposes.



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We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.



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There is no existing market for the new notes, and we have not and will not apply to list the new notes on any securities exchange.

        See the "Description of New Notes" section on page 180 for more information about the new notes to be issued in this exchange offer.

        This investment involves risks. See the section entitled "Risk Factors" that begins on page 15 for a discussion of the risks that you should consider prior to tendering your old notes for exchange.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or the accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                , 2010

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        Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the new notes it receives. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by the broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 120 days after the consummation of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus, as amended and supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of Distribution."

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        We file annual, quarterly and certain other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission jointly with our parent, Huntsman Corporation. Because Huntsman Corporation is not an obligor or guarantor under the notes and is not a registrant under the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, certain notes to the financial statements included in this prospectus that relate solely to Huntsman Corporation have been omitted and are marked "[Reserved]".

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        The following summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and may not contain all the information that is important to you. This prospectus contains information regarding our business and detailed financial information. You should carefully read this entire document.

        We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntsman Corporation, which we refer to in this prospectus as our "parent." Unless the context otherwise requires: references in this prospectus to "we", "us", "our" or "our company" refer to Huntsman International LLC, together with its subsidiaries, and not to Huntsman Corporation and its other subsidiaries; references to "guarantors" or "guarantor subsidiaries" refer to our subsidiaries that have guaranteed our debt obligations, including the notes, consisting of substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries and certain of our foreign subsidiaries; "HPS" refers to Huntsman Polyurethanes Shanghai Ltd. (our consolidated splitting joint venture with Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Company, Ltd); and "SLIC" refers to Shanghai Liengheng Isocyanate Investment BV (our unconsolidated manufacturing joint venture with BASF AG and three Chinese chemical companies).

        In this prospectus, we may use, without definition, the common names of competitors or other industry participants. We may also use the common names or abbreviations for certain chemicals or products. Many of these terms are defined in the Glossary of Chemical Terms that begins on 124 below.

Overview

        We are a global manufacturer of differentiated organic chemical products and of inorganic chemical products. Jon M. Huntsman founded the predecessor to our company as a small polystyrene plastics packaging company. Since then, we have grown through a series of significant acquisitions and now own a portfolio of businesses. In 2005, our parent completed an initial public stock offering. Our products comprise a broad range of chemicals and formulations, which we market globally to a diversified group of consumer and industrial customers. Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dye industries. We are a leading global producer in many of our key product lines, including MDI, amines, surfactants, epoxy-based polymer formulations, textile chemicals, dyes, maleic anhydride and titanium dioxide. Our administrative, research and development and manufacturing operations are primarily conducted at the facilities listed below under "Business—Properties," which are located in 27 countries. As of December 31, 2009, we employed approximately 11,000 associates worldwide. We had revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 of $2,094 million and $1,680 million, respectively, and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of $7,665 million, $10,056 million and $9,496 million, respectively. Huntsman International LLC was organized in 1999 as a Delaware limited liability company. Our principal executive offices are located at 500 Huntsman Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, and our telephone number at that location is (801) 584-5700.

        We operate in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects and Pigments. Our Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials and Textile Effects segments produce differentiated organic chemical products and our Pigments segment produces inorganic chemical products. We ceased operation of our Australian styrenics operations during the first quarter of 2010 and report the results of that business as discontinued operations. See "Note 19. Discontinued Operations" to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and "Note 27. Discontinued Operations" to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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        The chart below generally illustrates our organizational structure:

Our Products

        We produce differentiated organic chemical and inorganic chemical products. Our Polyurethanes, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects and Performance Products segments produce differentiated organic chemical products and our Pigments segment produces inorganic chemical products. Our former Polymers and Base Chemicals operations, which have been sold, produced commodity organic chemical products. For more information, see "Note 27. Discontinued Operations" to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and "Note 19. Discontinued Operations" to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

        Growth in our differentiated products has been driven by the substitution of our products for other materials and by the level of global economic activity. Accordingly, the profitability of our differentiated products has been somewhat less influenced by the cyclicality that typically impacts the petrochemical

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industry. Our Pigments business, while cyclical, is influenced largely by seasonal demand patterns in the coatings industry.

2009 Segment Revenues(1)		2009 Segment EBITDA from Continuing Operations(1)

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        The following table identifies the key products, their principal end markets and applications and representative customers of each of our segments:

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Recent Developments

Fire Insurance Settlement

        On May 14, 2010, we reached agreement with our insurance carriers to settle claims related to losses occurring as a result of the April 29, 2006 fire at our Port Arthur, Texas olefins facility, subsequently sold to Flint Hills Resources. Under the agreement, we received cash proceeds of $110 million in settlement of our claims, which had been the subject of ongoing arbitration with our carriers. We previously collected $365 million in insurance proceeds also related to the 2006 fire. We plan to use these proceeds to retire secured debt.

Senior Subordinated Note Offering

        On March 17, 2010 we completed the offering of the old notes. We used the net proceeds together with available cash on hand to redeem approximately €184 million (approximately $247 million as of March 31, 2010) senior subordinated notes due 2013 and approximately €59 million (approximately $79 million as of March 31, 2010) senior subordinated notes due 2015, and to pay fees, expenses and accrued interest in connection with the offering of the old notes and the subsequent redemption of outstanding notes. In connection with the redemption of these notes, we recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt in the first quarter of 2010 of $9 million. In connection with these redemptions and the issuance of the old notes, we entered into $350 million notional amount of five-year euro/dollar cross-currency interest rate contracts. These swap transactions do not affect the interest payable to holders of notes under the terms of the notes.

Amendment to Senior Credit Facilities

        On March 9, 2010, we entered into a Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other financial institutions party thereto, which amended certain terms of our existing senior credit facilities (the "Senior Credit Facilities"). Among other things, the Amendment (i) replaces Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch as administrative agent, collateral agent and U.K. security trustee with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or an affiliate thereof as U.K. security trustee, (ii) extends the stated maturity of the revolving facility to March 9, 2014, and (iii) limits the aggregate amount of the revolving commitments allowable under the revolving facility to an amount up to $300 million, including $225 million currently obtained from the lenders. The Amendment increases the applicable LIBOR margin range on our senior secured revolving facility (the "Revolving Facility") by 1.75% to 3.50% per annum and increased the unused commitment fee percentage to a range of 0.50% to 0.75%.

Accounting for our Accounts Receivable Securitization Program

        On January 1, 2010, in connection with the adoption of ASU No. 2009-16, we have accounted for sales of accounts receivable under our accounts receivable securitization programs as secured borrowings. See "Note 2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements" and "Note 7. Debt—Accounts Receivable Securitization" to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

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THE NEW NOTES

        The terms of the new notes and those of the old notes are identical in all material respects, except:

(1)

the new notes will have been registered under the Securities Act;



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the new notes will not contain transfer restrictions and registration rights that relate to the old notes; and



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the new notes will not contain provisions relating to the payment of liquidated damages to be made to the holders of the old notes under circumstances related to the timing of the exchange offer.

        A brief description of the material terms of the new notes follows:

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        For additional information regarding the new notes, see "Description of New Notes."

FAILURE TO EXCHANGE YOUR OLD NOTES

        The old notes which you do not tender or we do not accept will, following the exchange offer, continue to be restricted securities. Therefore, you may only transfer or resell them in a transaction registered under or exempt from the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws. We will issue the new notes in exchange for the old notes under the exchange offer only following the satisfaction of the procedures and conditions described under the caption "The Exchange Offer."

        Because we anticipate that most holders of the old notes will elect to exchange their old notes, we expect that the liquidity of the markets, if any, for any old notes remaining after the completion of the exchange offer will be substantially limited. Any old notes tendered and exchanged in the exchange offer will reduce the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the old notes.

OTHER DEBT

        As of March 31, 2010, we had $4.3 billion in debt outstanding other than the old notes.

        The indenture governing the notes limits our ability to incur additional debt. Consequently, we would be required to obtain an amendment of the indenture before we incurred any additional debt, other than the types of debt specifically identified in the indenture as permitted.

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA

        The summary historical financial data set forth below presents our historical financial data as of and for the dates and periods indicated. You should review this summary historical financial data in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" and our audited consolidated financial statements, unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

(in millions)

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RISK FACTORS

        You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties below and the other information contained in this prospectus before you decide whether to exchange your old notes for new notes. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business operations. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In this section of the prospectus, references to the notes mean the new notes.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our industry is affected by global economic factors including risks associated with declining economic conditions.

        Our financial results are substantially dependent upon overall economic conditions in the United States, the European Union and Asia. Declining economic conditions in all or any of these locations—or negative perceptions about economic conditions—could result in a substantial decrease in demand for our products and could adversely affect our business. Indeed, as a result of the current economic downturn, we have experienced decreased demand for many of our products.

        Uncertain economic conditions and market instability make it difficult for us, our customers and our suppliers to forecast demand trends. Renewed declines in demand would place additional pressure on our results of operations. The timing and extent of any changes to currently prevailing market conditions is uncertain and supply and demand may be unbalanced at any time. As a consequence, at present, we are unable to accurately predict future economic conditions or the effect of such conditions on our financial condition or results of operations, and we can give no assurances as to the timing, extent or duration of the current or future economic cycles impacting the chemical industry.

Significant price volatility or interruptions in supply of our raw materials may result in increased costs that we may be unable to pass on to our customers, which could reduce our profitability.

        The prices of the raw materials that we purchase from third parties are cyclical and volatile. We purchase a substantial portion of these raw materials from third party suppliers, and, following the dispositions of our polymers and base chemicals businesses in 2007 and 2006, respectively, our purchases of certain products from third party suppliers have significantly increased. The cost of these raw materials represents a substantial portion of our operating expenses. The prices for a number of these raw materials generally follow price trends of, and vary with market conditions for, crude oil and natural gas feedstocks, which are highly volatile and cyclical.

        The feedstocks and other raw materials we consume are generally commodity products that are readily available at market prices. We frequently enter into supply agreements with particular suppliers, but disruptions of existing supply arrangements could substantially impact our profitability. If certain of our suppliers are unable to meet their obligations under present supply agreements, we may be forced to pay higher prices to obtain the necessary raw materials from other sources and we may not be able to increase prices for our finished products to recoup the higher raw materials costs. In addition, if any of the raw materials that we use become unavailable within the geographic area from which they are now sourced, then we may not be able to obtain suitable or cost effective substitutes. Any interruption in the supply of raw materials could increase our costs or decrease our revenues, which could reduce our cash flow.

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between raw material prices, which may change daily, and contract product prices, which in many cases are negotiated only monthly or less often, have had and may continue to have a negative effect on our cash flow. Any cost increase that we are not able to pass on to our customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Financial difficulties and related problems at our customers, vendors, suppliers and other business partners could have a material adverse effect on our business.

        The recent economic downturn has caused financial problems at some customers, vendors, suppliers and business partners. We rely on numerous vendors and suppliers and collaborations with other industry participants to provide us with chemicals, feedstocks and other raw materials, along with energy sources and, in certain cases, facilities, that we need to operate our business. If the economic downturn were to continue or worsen, some of these companies may be forced to reduce their output, shut down their operations or file for bankruptcy protection. If this were to occur, it could materially adversely affect their ability to provide us with the raw materials, energy sources or facilities that we need, which could disrupt our operations, including the production of certain of our products. In addition, it could be difficult to find replacements for certain of our business partners without incurring significant delays or cost increases.

        In addition, if the economic downturn were to continue or worsen, some of our customers may experience financial difficulties, including bankruptcies, restructurings and liquidations, which could affect our business by reducing sales, increasing our risk in extending trade credit to customers and reducing our profitability. A significant adverse change in a customer relationship or in a customer's financial position could cause us to limit or discontinue business with that customer, require us to assume more credit risk relating to that customer's receivables or limit our ability to collect accounts receivable from that customer, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Our available cash and access to additional capital may be limited by our significant leverage, which could restrict our ability to grow our businesses.

        We have a significant amount of indebtedness outstanding. As of March 31, 2010, we had total consolidated outstanding indebtedness of approximately $4.6 billion (including the current portion of long-term debt) and a debt to total capitalization ratio of approximately 85%. Our outstanding debt could have important consequences for our businesses, including the following:

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a high degree of debt makes us more vulnerable to the current downturn in our businesses, our industry and the economy in general, as a significant percentage of our cash flow from operations will be required to make payments on our indebtedness, making it more difficult to react to changes in our business and in market or industry conditions;



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a substantial portion of our future cash flow from operations may be required to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds available for other purposes, including the growth of our businesses;



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our ability to obtain additional financing may be constrained due to our existing level of debt, particularly in the current credit environment; and



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part of our indebtedness is, and any future debt may be, subject to variable interest rates, which makes us vulnerable to increases in interest rates.

        We require substantial capital to finance our operations and continued growth, and we may incur substantial additional debt from time to time for a variety of purposes, including acquiring additional businesses. However, our existing debt instruments contain restrictive covenants. Among other things, these covenants limit or prohibit our ability to incur more debt; make prepayments of other debt; pay

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dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; issue capital stock; make investments; create liens; enter into transactions with affiliates; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge or consolidate; and transfer or sell assets.

        Our debt instruments also require us to comply with certain financial covenants under certain circumstances. For example, our Senior Credit Facilities are subject to a single financial covenant (the "Leverage Covenant") which applies only to the Revolving Facility. The Leverage Covenant is applicable only if borrowings, letters of credit or guarantees are outstanding under the Revolving Facility (cash collateralized letters of credit or guarantees are not deemed outstanding). Following the termination of a previous covenant waiver from the "revolver" lenders under the Senior Credit Facilities (the "2009 Waiver"), the Leverage Covenant is a net senior secured leverage covenant, with a maximum ratio of senior secured debt to EBITDA (as defined in the applicable agreement) of no more than 3.75 to 1. However, if we violate this covenant, it could lead to an event of default under the Senior Credit Facilities, which could require us to pay off the balance of the Senior Credit Facilities in full and result in a loss of such facilities. Given the current credit environment, it may not be possible for us to replace the Senior Credit Facilities with a substitute facility on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

        We also must comply with certain financial covenants under our $250 million U.S. accounts receivable securitization program ("U.S. A/R Program") and our €225 million (approximately $302 million at March 31, 2010) European accounts receivable securitization program ("EU A/R Program," and, collectively with the U.S. A/R Program, our "A/R Program" or "A/R Programs"). Failure to meet such covenants could lead to an event of default and could require us to cease use of such facilities, thus prohibiting us from borrowing against our receivables. A default under our A/R Program would also constitute an event of default under our Senior Credit Facilities, which could require us to pay off the balance of the Senior Credit Facilities in full and result in a loss of such facilities. In summary, if debt under one or more of our facilities is accelerated, cross-default provisions in our debt instruments would likely be triggered, which would likely have a material adverse impact on our financial condition.

        Also, if we undergo a change of control (which, as defined in our indentures, generally excludes transactions approved by our board of managers), our debt instruments may require us to make an offer to purchase certain of our notes. Under these circumstances, we may also be required to repay indebtedness under our Senior Credit Facilities prior to our notes. In this event, we may not have the financial resources necessary to purchase such notes, which would result in an event of default under the indentures governing such notes.

        As of March 31, 2010, the current portion of our long term debt and notes payable to affiliates totaled approximately $416 million. As of March 31, 2010, we had combined outstanding variable rate borrowings of approximately $2.9 billion. Assuming a 1% increase in interest rates, without giving effect to any interest rate hedges, our annual interest rate expense would increase by approximately $29 million. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or are otherwise unable to obtain the funds required to meet payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants in the instruments governing our indebtedness, we could be in default under the terms of those instruments. In the event of a default, a holder of the indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed under those instruments to be due and payable together with accrued and unpaid interest, the creditors under our Senior Credit Facilities could elect to terminate their commitments thereunder and we or one or more of our subsidiaries could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. Any of the foregoing consequences could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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We may not be able to obtain funding because of the deterioration of the credit and capital markets. This may hinder or prevent us from meeting our future capital needs and from refinancing our existing indebtedness when it comes due.

        Global financial markets and economic conditions continue to be volatile, which has resulted in substantial deterioration in the credit and capital markets. These conditions, along with significant write-offs in the financial services sector and the re-pricing of credit risk, may make it difficult to obtain funding for our ongoing capital needs.

        In particular, the cost of raising money in the debt and equity capital markets has increased substantially while the availability of funds from those markets generally has diminished. Also, as a result of concerns about the stability of financial markets generally and the solvency of counterparties specifically, the cost of obtaining money from the credit markets generally has increased as many lenders and institutional investors have increased interest rates, enacted tighter lending standards, refused to refinance existing debt at maturity on terms that are similar to existing debt, and reduced, or in some cases ceased, to provide funding to borrowers.

        Due to these factors, we cannot be certain that additional funding for our capital needs from credit and capital markets will be available if needed and, to the extent required, on acceptable terms. In addition, we may be unable to refinance our existing indebtedness when it comes due on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. If we cannot meet our capital needs or refinance our existing indebtedness, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

A downgrade in the ratings of the securities of our company or our subsidiaries could result in increased interest and other financial expenses related to future borrowings of our company or our subsidiaries and could restrict our access to additional capital or trade credit.

        Standard and Poor's Ratings Services and Moody's Investors Service maintain credit ratings for our company. Each of these ratings is currently below investment grade. Any decision by these or other ratings agencies to downgrade such ratings in the future could result in increased interest and other financial expenses relating to our future borrowings and could restrict our ability to obtain additional financing on satisfactory terms. In addition, any downgrade could restrict our access to, and negatively impact the terms of, trade credit extended by our suppliers of raw materials.

The industries in which we compete are highly competitive, and we may not be able to compete effectively with our competitors that have greater financial resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

        The industries in which we operate are highly competitive. Among our competitors are some of the world's largest chemical companies and major integrated petroleum companies that have their own raw material resources. Changes in the competitive landscape could make it difficult for us to retain our leadership position in various products and markets throughout the world. In addition, some of the companies with whom we compete may be able to produce products more economically than we can. Furthermore, some of our competitors have greater financial resources, which may enable them to invest significant capital into their businesses, including expenditures for research and development. While we are engaged in a range of research and development programs to develop new products and processes, to improve and refine existing products and processes, and to develop new applications for existing products, the failure to develop new products, processes or applications could make us less competitive. Moreover, if any of our current or future competitors develops proprietary technology that enables them to produce products at a significantly lower cost, our technology could be rendered uneconomical or obsolete.

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the entrance of new competitors into the industry may reduce our ability to capture improving profit margins in circumstances where capacity utilization in the industry is increasing. Further, petroleum-rich countries have become more significant participants in the petrochemical industry and may expand this role significantly in the future. Increased competition in any of our businesses could compel us to reduce the prices of our products, which could result in reduced profit margins and loss of market share and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Future acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures may require significant resources and/or result in unanticipated adverse consequences that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

        In the future we may seek to grow by making acquisitions or entering into partnerships and joint ventures. Any future acquisition, partnership or joint venture may require that we make a significant cash investment, issue stock or incur substantial debt. In addition, acquisitions, partnerships or investments may require significant managerial attention, which may be diverted from our other operations. These capital, equity and managerial commitments may impair the operation of our businesses. Any future acquisitions of businesses or facilities could entail a number of additional risks, including:

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difficulties in realizing projected efficiencies, synergies and cost savings.

        We have incurred indebtedness to finance past acquisitions. We may finance future acquisitions with additional indebtedness. We could face financial risks associated with incurring additional indebtedness, such as reducing our liquidity and access to financial markets and increasing the amount of cash flow required to service indebtedness, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our results of operations may be adversely affected by international business risks, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, legal restrictions and taxes.

        We conduct a majority of our business operations outside the U.S., and these operations are subject to risks normally associated with international operations. These risks include the need to convert currencies that may be received for our products into currencies in which we purchase raw materials or pay for services, which could result in a gain or loss depending on fluctuations in exchange rates. In addition, we translate our local currency financial results into U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates prevailing during the reporting period or the exchange rate at the end of that period. During times of a strengthening U.S. dollar, our reported international sales and earnings may be reduced because the local currency may translate into fewer U.S. dollars. Because we currently have significant operations located outside the U.S., we are exposed to fluctuations in global currency rates which may result in gains or losses on our financial statements.

        Other risks of international operations include trade barriers, tariffs, exchange controls, national and regional labor strikes, social and political risks, general economic risks and required compliance with a variety of U.S. and foreign laws, including tax laws. Furthermore, in foreign jurisdictions where process of law may vary from country to country, we may experience difficulty in enforcing agreements. In jurisdictions where bankruptcy laws and practices may vary, we may experience difficulty collecting foreign receivables through foreign legal systems. The occurrence of these risks, among others, could

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disrupt the businesses of our international subsidiaries, which could significantly affect their ability to make distributions to us.

        We operate in a significant number of jurisdictions, which contributes to the volatility of our effective tax rate. Changes in tax laws or the interpretation of tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate may affect our effective tax rate. In addition, generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. have required us to place valuation allowances against our net operating losses and other deferred tax assets in a significant number of tax jurisdictions. These valuation allowances result from a cumulative history of pre-tax operating losses in specific tax jurisdictions. Valuation allowances have resulted in material fluctuations in our effective tax rate. Economic conditions may dictate the continued imposition of the current valuation allowances and potentially the establishment of new valuation allowances. While significant valuation allowances remain, our effective tax rate will likely continue to experience significant fluctuations.

        The current administration has announced several proposals to reform U.S. tax laws, including a proposal to further limit foreign tax credits and a proposal to defer tax deductions allocable to non-U.S. earnings until earnings are repatriated. It is unclear whether these proposed changes will be enacted, or, if enacted, what the scope of the reforms will be. Depending on their content, such reforms, if enacted, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

Demand for many of our products is cyclical, and we may experience depressed market conditions for such products.

        Historically, the markets for many of our products have experienced alternating periods of tight supply, causing prices and profit margins to increase, followed by periods of capacity additions, resulting in oversupply and declining prices and profit margins. The volatility these markets experience occurs as a result of changes in the supply and demand for products, changes in energy prices and changes in various other economic conditions around the world. This cyclicality and volatility of our industry results in significant fluctuations in profits and cash flow from period to period and over the business cycle.

Natural or other disasters could disrupt our business and result in loss of revenue or in higher expenses.

        Any serious disruption at any of our facilities due to hurricane, fire, earthquake, flood, terrorist attack or any other natural or man-made disaster could impair our ability to use our facilities and have a material adverse impact on our revenues and increase our costs and expenses. If there is a natural disaster or other serious disruption at any of these facilities, it could impair our ability to adequately supply our customers and negatively impact our operating results. In addition, many of our current and potential customers are concentrated in specific geographic areas. A disaster in one of these regions could have a material adverse impact on our operations, operating results and financial condition.

        While we maintain business recovery plans that are intended to allow us to recover from natural disasters or other events that could disrupt our business, we cannot provide assurances that our plans would fully protect us from all such disasters or events that might result due to climate change. In addition, insurance may not adequately compensate us from any losses incurred as a result of natural or other disasters. Furthermore, in areas prone to frequent natural or other disasters, insurance may become increasingly expensive or not at all available.

Our operations involve risks that may increase our operating costs, which could reduce our profitability.

        Although we take precautions to enhance the safety of our operations and minimize the risk of disruptions, our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the manufacturing and marketing of differentiated and commodity chemical products. These hazards include: chemical spills, pipeline leaks

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and ruptures, storage tank leaks, discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous substances or gases and other hazards incident to the manufacturing, processing, handling, transportation and storage of dangerous chemicals. We are also potentially subject to other hazards, including natural disasters and severe weather; explosions and fires; transportation problems, including interruptions, spills and leaks; mechanical failures; unscheduled downtimes; labor difficulties; remediation complications; and other risks. Many potential hazards can cause bodily injury and loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property and equipment and environmental damage, and may result in suspension of operations and the imposition of civil or criminal penalties and liabilities. Furthermore, we are subject to present and future claims with respect to workplace exposure, exposure of contractors on our premises as well as other persons located nearby, workers' compensation and other matters.

        We maintain property, business interruption and casualty insurance policies which we believe are in accordance with customary industry practices, but we are not fully insured against all potential hazards and risks incident to our business. We maintain property damage and business interruption insurance policies and products liability insurance policies, as well as insurance policies covering other types of risks, including pollution legal liability insurance. Each of these insurance policies is subject to customary exclusions, deductibles and coverage limits, in accordance with industry standards and practices. As a result of market conditions, premiums and deductibles for certain insurance policies can increase substantially and, in some instances, certain insurance may become unavailable or available only for reduced amounts of coverage. If we were to incur a significant liability for which we were not fully insured, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

        In addition, we are subject to various claims and litigation in the ordinary course of business. We are a party to various pending lawsuits and proceedings. For more information, see "Business—Legal Proceedings." It is possible that judgments could be rendered against us in these cases or others in which we could be uninsured or not covered by indemnity and beyond the amounts that we currently have reserved or anticipate incurring for such matters.

We are subject to many environmental and safety regulations that may result in unanticipated costs or liabilities, which could reduce our profitability.

        We are subject to extensive federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, rules and ordinances relating to pollution, protection of the environment and human health, and the generation, storage, handling, transportation, treatment, disposal and remediation of hazardous substances and waste materials. Actual or alleged violations of environmental laws or permit requirements could result in restrictions or prohibitions on plant operations, substantial civil or criminal sanctions, as well as, under some environmental laws, the assessment of strict liability and/or joint and several liability.

        Continually increasing concerns regarding the safety of chemicals in commerce and their potential impact on the environment constitute a growing trend. Governmental, regulatory and societal demands for continuously increasing levels of product safety and environmental protection could result in continued pressure for more stringent regulatory control with respect to the chemical industry. In addition, these concerns could influence public perceptions, the viability of certain products, our reputation, the cost to comply with regulations, and the ability to attract and retain employees. Moreover, changes in environmental regulations could inhibit or interrupt our operations, or require us to modify our facilities or operations. Accordingly, environmental or regulatory matters may cause us to incur significant unanticipated losses, costs or liabilities, which could reduce our profitability.

        We could incur significant expenditures in order to comply with existing or future environmental or safety laws. Capital expenditures and costs relating to environmental or safety matters will be subject to evolving regulatory requirements and will depend on the timing of the promulgation and enforcement of specific standards which impose requirements on our operations. Capital expenditures and costs

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beyond those currently anticipated may therefore be required under existing or future environmental or safety laws.

        Furthermore, we may be liable for the costs of investigating and cleaning up environmental contamination on or from our properties or at off-site locations where we disposed of or arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous materials or from disposal activities that pre-dated our purchase of our businesses. We may therefore incur additional costs and expenditures beyond those currently anticipated to address all such known and unknown situations under existing and future environmental laws.

Existing or future litigation or legislative initiatives restricting the use of MTBE in gasoline may subject us or our products to environmental liability, materially reduce our sales and/or materially increase our costs.

        We produce MTBE, an oxygenate that is blended with gasoline to reduce vehicle air emissions and to enhance the octane rating of gasoline. Litigation or legislative initiatives restricting the use of MTBE in gasoline may subject us or our products to environmental liability or materially adversely affect our sales and costs. Because MTBE has contaminated some water supplies, its use has become controversial in the U.S. and elsewhere, and its use has been effectively eliminated in the U.S. market. We currently market MTBE, either directly or through third parties, to gasoline additive customers located outside the U.S., although there are additional costs associated with such outside-U.S. sales which may result in decreased profitability compared to historical sales in the U.S. We may also elect to use all or a portion of our precursor tertiary butyl alcohol to produce saleable products other than MTBE. If we opt to produce products other than MTBE, necessary modifications to our facilities will require significant capital expenditures and the sale of such other products may produce a lower level of cash flow than that historically produced from the sale of MTBE.

        Numerous companies, including refiners, manufacturers and sellers of gasoline, as well as manufacturers of MTBE, have been named as defendants in more than 150 cases in U.S. courts that allege MTBE contamination in groundwater. Many of these cases were settled after the parties engaged in mediation supervised by a court-appointed special settlement master. Beginning in March 2007 and continuing through June 24, 2009, we have been named as a defendant in 18 of these lawsuits pending in New York state and federal courts. For more information, see "Note 19. Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Matters—MTBE Litigation" to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and "Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Matters—MTBE Litigation" to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The plaintiffs in the MTBE groundwater contamination cases generally seek compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, such as monitoring and abatement, and attorney fees. While we currently have insufficient information to meaningfully assess our potential exposure in these cases, we have joined with a larger group of defendants in an effort to mediate the plaintiffs' claims. Mediation in late 2008 and early 2009 was unsuccessful. A further mediation session was held February 3, 2010 which resulted in a tentative settlement in each of the cases in which we have been named. Our allocated portion of the total settlement amount is not material, and we have accrued a liability for the claims equal to our allocated portion of the settlement. It is possible that we could be named as a defendant in additional existing or future MTBE contamination cases. We cannot provide assurances that adverse results against us in existing or future MTBE contamination cases will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.

Failure to adequately protect critical data and technology systems could materially affect our operations.

        Information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches of data security could disrupt our operations by causing delays or cancellation of customer orders, impeding the manufacture or shipment of products, processing transactions and reporting financial results, resulting in the unintentional disclosure of customer or our information, or damage to our reputation. While

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management has taken steps to address these concerns by implementing network security and internal control measures, there can be no assurance that a system failure or data security breach will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

Our business is dependent on our intellectual property. If our patents are declared invalid or our trade secrets become known to our competitors, our ability to compete may be adversely affected.

        Proprietary protection of our processes, apparatuses and other technology is important to our business. Consequently, we may have to rely on judicial enforcement of our patents and other proprietary rights. While a presumption of validity exists with respect to patents issued to us in the U.S., there can be no assurance that any of our patents will not be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or rendered unenforceable. Furthermore, if any pending patent application filed by us does not result in an issued patent, or if patents are issued to us, but such patents do not provide meaningful protection of our intellectual property, then our ability to compete may be adversely affected. Additionally, our competitors or other third parties may obtain patents that restrict or preclude our ability to lawfully produce or sell our products in a competitive manner, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

        We also rely upon unpatented proprietary know-how and continuing technological innovation and other trade secrets to develop and maintain our competitive position. While it is our policy to enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees and third parties to protect our intellectual property, these confidentiality agreements may be breached, may not provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or proprietary know-how, or adequate remedies may not be available in the event of an unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets and know-how. In addition, others could obtain knowledge of our trade secrets through independent development or other access by legal means. The failure of our patents or confidentiality agreements to protect our processes, apparatuses, technology, trade secrets or proprietary know-how could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Loss of key members of our management could disrupt our business.

        We depend on the continued employment and performance of our senior executives and other key members of management. If any of these individuals resigns or becomes unable to continue in his or her present role and is not adequately replaced, our business operations and our ability to implement our growth strategies could be materially disrupted. We generally do not have employment agreements with, and we do not maintain any "key person" life insurance for, any of our executive officers.

Conflicts, military actions, terrorist attacks and general instability throughout the world, and in particular in certain energy-producing nations, along with increased security regulations related to our industry, could adversely affect our business.

        Conflicts, military actions and terrorist attacks have precipitated global economic instability and turmoil in world financial markets. Current regional tensions and conflicts in energy-producing nations, including continuing instability in Iran, ongoing military action in Iraq, and other conflicts have caused, and may cause further, increases in raw material costs, particularly natural gas and crude oil based feedstocks, which are used in our operations. The uncertainty surrounding the threat of further armed hostilities, military action or acts of terrorism may impact any or all of our physical facilities and operations, which are located in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East, or those of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, the resulting economic disruption caused by such events may result in reduced demand from our customers for our products.

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        A military action or terrorist attack that impacts any of our facilities, or the facilities of our suppliers or customers, could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, a number of governments have begun regulatory processes that could lead to new regulations impacting the security of chemical plant locations and the transportation of hazardous chemicals, which could result in higher operating costs. These developments will subject our worldwide operations to increased risks and, depending on their magnitude, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

If our subsidiaries do not make sufficient distributions to us, then we will not be able to make payment on our debts.

        Because a significant portion of our operations are conducted by subsidiaries, our cash flow and our ability to service indebtedness, including our ability to pay the interest on our debt when due and principal of such debt at maturity, are dependent to a large extent upon cash dividends and distributions or other transfers from such subsidiaries. Any payment of dividends, distributions, loans or advances by our non-guarantor subsidiaries to us could be subject to restrictions on dividends or repatriation of earnings under applicable local law, monetary transfer restrictions and foreign currency exchange regulations in the jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate, and any restrictions imposed by the current and future debt instruments of our subsidiaries. In addition, payments to us by our subsidiaries are contingent upon our subsidiaries' earnings.

        Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and, except for our guarantor subsidiaries, have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due on our debt or to make any funds available for those amounts, whether by dividends, loans, distributions or other payments, and do not guarantee the payment of interest on, or principal of, our debt. Any right that we have to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors upon the liquidation or reorganization of any such subsidiary, and the consequent right of holders of notes to realize proceeds from the sale of their assets, will be structurally subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary's creditors, including trade creditors and holders of debt issued by that subsidiary.

Climate change poses both regulatory and physical risks that could adversely impact our results of operations.

        In addition to the possible direct economic impact that climate change could have on us, climate change mitigation programs and regulation could significantly increase our costs. Energy costs are a significant component of our overall costs, and climate change regulation may result in significant increases in energy costs. Specifically, our costs could increase if energy companies pass on increased costs to their customers, such as costs resulting from carbon taxes, emission cap and trade programs or renewable portfolio standards. For specific details, see individual risk factors listed above.

Risks Related to the Notes

Despite our current levels of indebtedness, we may incur substantially more debt, which could further increase the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.

        Although the agreements governing our outstanding indebtedness contain and the indenture governing the notes contains restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness by us and our restricted subsidiaries, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and the indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. As of March 31, 2010, we had approximately $4.6 billion of indebtedness. We may incur substantial additional indebtedness from time to time for a variety of purposes. Although a covenant in the indenture governing the notes will restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, this covenant is subject to certain significant exceptions. See "Description of Notes—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness" and "—Certain Definitions." Since the operating results of

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many of our businesses are cyclical, we could incur significant amounts of additional indebtedness at the peak of the operating cycle. To the extent that we incur indebtedness that constitutes senior indebtedness, such indebtedness may be secured. If new debt is added to the current debt levels, the related risks that we now face could intensify.

We and the guarantors of the notes are permitted to provide guarantees of indebtedness of our parent. The indenture does not contain restrictions on our parent company and in certain circumstances the guarantees that we and the guarantors are permitted to issue in respect of our parent company's debt may be senior in right of payment to the notes or the guarantees of the notes, as the case may be.

        The indenture governing the notes provides that we and the guarantors of the notes may provide guarantees of indebtedness of our parent if, among other things, the proceeds of our parent's indebtedness are used to refinance our indebtedness. The amount of such guarantees by us and the guarantors shall be limited to the amount of our indebtedness that is so refinanced plus the amount of premiums and expenses to be paid, in each case in connection with such refinancing of our debt. Our parent company will not be governed by the covenants in the indenture governing the notes relating to, among other things, restricted payments and incurrence of indebtedness. There is a significant risk that our parent company's indebtedness, including our and our subsidiaries' guarantees of such indebtedness, may be satisfied from the assets of our company and the guarantors. If our or our subsidiaries' guarantees of parent indebtedness rank senior in right of payment to the notes and the guarantees and our parent becomes insolvent, our parent's creditors may assert claims against us or our subsidiaries that are senior in right of payment to claims of holders of the notes. See "Description of New Notes—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness," "—Limitation on Restricted Payments," "—Limitation on Liens" and "—Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates."

The instruments governing our debt contain cross default provisions that may cause all of the debt issued under such instruments to become immediately due and payable as a result of a default under an unrelated debt instrument.

        The indentures governing our outstanding senior notes and senior subordinated notes and the notes offered hereby contain numerous covenants, and the agreements governing our Senior Credit Facilities and our A/R Program contain numerous covenants and require us to meet certain financial ratios and tests. Our failure to comply with the obligations contained in the indentures governing our outstanding senior notes and senior subordinated notes and the notes offered hereby, our Senior Credit Facilities and our A/R Program or other instruments governing our indebtedness could result in an event of default under the applicable instrument, which could result in the related debt and the debt issued under other instruments becoming immediately due and payable. In such event, we would need to raise funds from alternative sources, which funds may not be available to us on favorable terms, on a timely basis or at all. Alternatively, such a default could require us to sell our assets and otherwise curtail operations in order to pay our creditors.

The notes and the subsidiary guarantees are subordinated to our and the subsidiary guarantors' senior debt.

        The notes will be our senior subordinated obligations. Accordingly, the notes will be subordinated to all of our existing and future senior debt. We expect to incur additional senior debt from time to time in the future. The indenture governing the notes limits, but does not prohibit, the incurrence of other debt by us, including senior debt. As a result of such subordination, upon any distribution to our creditors in a liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, reorganization or any similar proceeding by or relating to us or our property, the holders of our senior debt would be entitled to receive payment in full before the holders of the notes would be entitled to receive any payment. In addition, all payments on the notes could be blocked in the event of a default on our senior debt. See "Description of New Notes—Subordination".

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        The notes will not be secured. The borrowings under our Senior Credit Facilities are secured by liens on our assets. If we or any of our guarantors liquidates, dissolves or declares bankruptcy, or if payment under the credit agreement or any of our other secured debt is accelerated, our secured creditors would be entitled to exercise the remedies available to a secured creditor under applicable law and will have a claim on those assets before the holders of the notes. The guarantees are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of the guarantors, subordinated to all senior indebtedness of the guarantors, and in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a guarantor, such guarantor's secured creditors will have a prior secured claim to any collateral securing the debt owed to them. Such guarantor's unsecured senior creditors will also have a prior claim to that of the holders of the notes. As of March 31, 2010, we and the guarantors had approximately $2.4 billion of senior debt outstanding to which the notes and the guarantees are subordinated. In addition, under the indenture governing the notes, any additional senior debt we are permitted to incur may be secured.

The notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes.

        We derive substantially all of our revenue from our consolidated subsidiaries. While certain of our subsidiaries guarantee the notes, other subsidiaries are not guaranteeing the notes. You will not have any claim as a creditor against our other subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes. Accordingly, all obligations of our non-guarantor subsidiaries will have to be satisfied before any of the assets of such subsidiaries would be available for distribution, upon a liquidation or otherwise, to us or a guarantor of the notes. As of March 31, 2010, our non-guarantor subsidiaries had approximately $507 million of total indebtedness, excluding intercompany indebtedness owed to us or the guarantors. Under the indenture, if we meet a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, our non-guarantor subsidiaries may incur additional indebtedness, which would be structurally senior to the notes. See "Note 30. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information" to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and "Note 22. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Unaudited)" to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for certain financial information about our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

We may not have the ability to repurchase notes upon a change of control as required by the indenture.

        Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events (which, as defined in our indentures, generally exclude transactions approved by our board of managers), each holder of notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued interest to the date of purchase. Our ability to repurchase the notes upon a change of control is restricted by the terms of our Senior Credit Facilities. As such, prior to repurchasing the notes upon a change of control, we would have to either repay outstanding indebtedness under our Senior Credit Facilities or obtain the consent of lenders thereunder. If we do not obtain the required consents or repay our outstanding indebtedness under our Senior Credit Facilities, we would remain effectively prohibited from offering to purchase the notes. In any event, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient funds to repurchase the notes upon a change of control. Our failure to repurchase the notes upon a change of control would result in a default under the indenture governing the notes, which would, in turn, result in a default under our Senior Credit Facilities and our outstanding senior notes and senior subordinated notes.

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The notes and guarantees may be void, avoided or subordinated under laws governing fraudulent transfers and insolvency.

        We have incurred substantial debt, including our outstanding senior notes and senior subordinated notes and our Senior Credit Facilities. Various fraudulent conveyance laws enacted for the protection of creditors may apply to our issuance of the notes and the guarantors' issuance of the guarantees. To the extent that a court were to find that:

(1)

the notes were issued or a guarantee was incurred with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any present or future creditor; or



(2)

we or a guarantor did not receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value for issuing the notes or guarantees;

and that we or a guarantor

(A)

was insolvent;



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was rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the notes or a guarantee;



(C)

was engaged or about to engage in a business or transaction for which our or its remaining assets or those of a guarantor constituted unreasonably small capital; or



(D)

intended to incur, or believed that we or it would incur, debts beyond our or its ability to pay those debts as they matured;

then the court could void the notes and the guarantees or subordinate the notes or the guarantees in favor of our or the guarantor's other creditors. Furthermore, to the extent that the notes or a guarantee were voided as a fraudulent conveyance or held unenforceable for any other reason:

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claims of holders of the notes against us or a guarantor would be adversely affected;



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the notes or the guarantees would be effectively subordinated to all obligations of our other creditors or the creditors of the guarantor; and



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the other creditors would be entitled to be paid in full before any payment could be made on the notes or the guarantees.

There is no public market for the notes.

        The notes are a new issue of securities and there is no existing trading market for the notes. We cannot assure you that a liquid market will develop for the notes, that you will be able to sell your notes at a particular time or that the prices that you receive when you sell the notes will be favorable.

        We do not intend to apply for listing or quotation of the notes on any securities exchange or stock market. The liquidity of any market for the notes will depend on a number of factors, including

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the number of noteholders,



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our operating performance and financial condition,



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our ability to complete the offer to exchange the notes,



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the market for similar securities,



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the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the notes, and



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prevailing interest rates.

        Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of these securities. We cannot assure you that the market for the notes will be free from similar disruptions. Any disruptions could have an adverse effect on noteholders, regardless of our prospects or performance.

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this prospectus, including, without limitation, statements regarding our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions or dispositions and other information that is not historical information, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "believes", "expects", "may", "will", "should", "anticipates", or "intends" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. We may also make additional forward-looking statements from time to time. All such subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, by us or on our behalf, are also expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

        All forward-looking statements, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them, but there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs and projections will occur or be achieved. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements apply only as of the date made. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.

        There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in or contemplated by this prospectus. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the risks set forth under the heading "Risk Factors," and elsewhere in this prospectus.

        This prospectus includes information with respect to market share, market position, industry conditions and forecasts that we obtained from internal industry research, publicly available information (including industry publications and surveys), and surveys and market research provided by consultants. The publicly available information and the reports, forecasts and other research provided by consultants generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but there can be no assurance as to the accuracy and completeness of such information. We have not independently verified any of the data from third-party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, our internal research and forecasts are based upon our management's understanding of industry conditions, and such information has not been verified by any independent sources.

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose of the Exchange Offer

        When we sold the old notes in March 2010, we conveyed the rights contained in an exchange and registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of those notes. Under the exchange and registration rights agreement, we agreed to file the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part regarding the exchange of the old notes for new notes which are registered under the Securities Act. We also agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective with the SEC no later than December 13, 2010, and to commence and complete this exchange offer within 45 days after the date the registration statement was declared effective. We will use our best efforts to keep the registration statement effective until the exchange offer is completed. The exchange and registration rights agreement provides that we will be required to pay liquidated damages to the holders of the old notes if the exchange offer has not been completed within 45 business days after the effective date of the registration statement. A copy of the exchange and registration rights agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

        This prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal together constitute the exchange offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal, we will accept for exchange old notes that are properly tendered on or before the expiration date and are not withdrawn as permitted below. The expiration date for this exchange offer is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                  , or such later date and time to which we, in our sole discretion, extend the exchange offer. The exchange offer, however, will be in effect no longer than 45 days from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

        The form and terms of the new notes being issued in the exchange offer are the same as the form and terms of the old notes, except that:

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the new notes will have been registered under the Securities Act;



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the new notes will not contain transfer restrictions and registration rights that relate to the old notes; and



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the new notes will not contain provisions relating to the payment of liquidated damages to be made to the holders of the old notes under circumstances related to the timing of the exchange offer.

        Old notes tendered in the exchange offer must be in denominations of the principal amount of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.

        We expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

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to extend the expiration date;



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to delay accepting any old notes;



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if any of the conditions set forth below under "—Conditions to the Exchange Offer" have not been satisfied, to terminate the exchange offer and not accept any notes for exchange; and



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to amend the exchange offer in any manner.

        We will give oral or written notice of any extension, delay, non-acceptance, termination or amendment as promptly as practicable by a public announcement, and in the case of an extension, no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.

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        During an extension, all old notes previously tendered will remain subject to the exchange offer and may be accepted for exchange by us. Any old notes not accepted for exchange for any reason will be returned without cost to the holder that tendered them promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

How to Tender Old Notes for Exchange

        We have forwarded to you, along with this prospectus, a letter of transmittal relating to this exchange offer. Because all of the old notes are held in book-entry accounts maintained by the relevant exchange agent at DTC, a holder need not submit a letter of transmittal if the holder tenders old notes in accordance with the procedures mandated by DTC's Automated Tender Offer Program, or ATOP. To tender old notes without submitting a letter of transmittal, the electronic instructions sent to DTC and transmitted to the exchange agent must contain your acknowledgment of receipt of, and your agreement to be bound by and to make all of the representations contained in, the letter of transmittal. In all other cases, a letter of transmittal must be manually executed and delivered as described in this prospectus. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A has been appointed as the exchange agent with responsibility for the tender and exchange of all old notes for new notes.

        Only a holder of record of old notes may tender old notes in the exchange offer. To tender in the exchange offer, a holder must comply with the procedures of DTC, and either:

•

complete, sign and date the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal; have the signature on the letter of transmittal guaranteed if the letter of transmittal so requires; and deliver the letter of transmittal or facsimile to the exchange agent prior to the expiration date; or



•

in lieu of delivering a letter of transmittal, comply with the instructions and procedures of DTC for the transmittal on behalf of the holder of a computer-generated message to the exchange agent in which the holder of the old notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal, which computer-generated message shall be received by the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

        In addition, the exchange agent must receive, before expiration of the exchange offer, timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of old notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC, according to the procedure for book-entry transfer described below.

        With respect to any old notes, letters of transmittal or other documents that must be physically delivered to the exchange agent, such documents must be received by the exchange agent at the exchange agent's address set forth below under the caption "—The Exchange Agent" before expiration of the exchange offer. To receive confirmation of valid tender of old notes, a holder should contact the exchange agent at the telephone number listed under the caption "—The Exchange Agent". If old notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents are physically delivered to the exchange agent, the method of delivery is at the holder's election and risk. Rather than mail these items, we recommend that holders use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, holders should allow sufficient time to assure delivery to the exchange agent before expiration of the exchange offer. Holders should not send the letter of transmittal or old notes to us. Holders may request their respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees to effect the above transactions for them.

        The tender by a holder that is not withdrawn before expiration of the exchange offer will constitute an agreement between that holder and us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal. Only a registered holder of old notes may tender the old notes in the exchange offer. If a holder completing a letter of transmittal tenders less than all of the old notes held by such holder, such tendering holder should fill in the

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applicable box of the letter of transmittal. The amount of old notes delivered to the exchange agent will be deemed to have been tendered, unless otherwise indicated.

        Any beneficial owner whose old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct it to tender on the owner's behalf. If the beneficial owner wishes to tender on its own behalf, it must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering its old notes, either:

•

make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in the owner's name; or



•

obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder of old notes.

        The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be completed prior to the expiration date.

        If the letter of transmittal is signed by the record holder(s) of the old notes tendered, the signature must correspond with the name(s) written on the face of the old note without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. If the letter of transmittal is signed by a participant in DTC, the signature must correspond with the name as it appears on the security position listing as the holder of the old notes.

        Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed unless the old notes surrendered for exchange are tendered:

(1)

by a holder of old notes who has not completed the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" or "Special Delivery Instructions" on the letter of transmittal; or



(2)

for the account of an "eligible institution."

        An "eligible institution" is a financial institution, including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses, that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program.

        If signatures on a letter of transmittal or notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantor must be an eligible institution. If old notes are registered in the name of a person other than the signer of the letter of transmittal, the old notes surrendered for exchange must be endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange, in satisfactory form as determined by us in our sole discretion, duly executed by the registered holder with the holder's signature guaranteed by an eligible institution.

        If trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity sign the letter of transmittal or any old notes or any power of attorney, such persons should so indicate when signing, and you must submit proper evidence satisfactory to us of such person's authority to so act unless we waive this requirement.

        We will determine all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of old notes tendered for exchange in our sole discretion. Our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to:

(1)

reject any and all tenders of any old note improperly tendered;



(2)

refuse to accept any old note if, in our judgment or the judgment of our counsel, acceptance of the old note may be deemed unlawful; and

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(3)

waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of tender as to any particular old note either before or after the expiration date, including the right to waive the ineligibility of any holder who seeks to tender old notes in the exchange offer.

        Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of tender as to any particular old note either before or after the expiration date, including the letter of transmittal and the instructions to it, will be final and binding on all parties. Holders must cure any defects and irregularities in connection with tenders of old notes for exchange within such reasonable period of time as we will determine, unless we waive such defects or irregularities. Neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of old notes for exchange, nor shall any of us incur any liability for failure to give such notification.

        By tendering, each holder will represent to us, among other things, that (i) any new notes to be received by such holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the exchange offer, such holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the new notes issued in this exchange offer and (iii) such holder is not an "affiliate," as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of our company. A holder that does not meet these requirements:

(1)

may not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC; and



(2)

must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.

        Each holder that is a broker-dealer will be required to represent to us that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes. Each broker-dealer who acquired its old notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and thereafter receives new notes issued for its own account in this exchange offer must also represent that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes issued in this exchange offer, and a broker-dealer that is not able to make this representation will not be permitted to participate in the exchange offer. The letter of transmittals states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. See "Plan of Distribution" for a discussion of the exchange and resale obligations of broker-dealers in connection with this exchange offer.

Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Delivery of New Notes

        Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to this exchange offer, we will accept, promptly after the expiration date, all old notes properly tendered and will issue the new notes registered under the Securities Act. For purposes of this exchange offer, we shall be deemed to have accepted properly tendered old notes for exchange when, as and if we have given oral or written notice to the exchange agent, with written confirmation of any oral notice to be given promptly thereafter. See "—Conditions to the Exchange Offer" for a discussion of the conditions that must be satisfied before we accept any old notes for exchange.

        For each old note accepted for exchange, the holder will receive a new note registered under the Securities Act having a principal amount equal to, and in the denomination of, that of the surrendered old note. Accordingly, registered holders of new notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the consummation of this exchange offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the old notes, from the respective dates such old notes were originally issued. Old notes that we accept for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of consummation of this exchange offer. Under the exchange and registration rights agreement, we may be required to make additional payments in the

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form of liquidated damages to the holders of the old notes under circumstances relating to the timing of this exchange offer.

        In all cases, we will issue new notes in this exchange offer for old notes that are accepted for exchange only after the exchange agent timely receives:

(1)

certificates for such old notes or a timely book-entry confirmation of such old notes into the exchange agent's account at the book entry transfer facility;



(2)

a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof, with any required signature guarantees, or an agent's message; and



(3)

all other required documents.

        If for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of this exchange offer we do not accept any tendered old notes, or if a holder submits old notes for a greater principal amount than the holder desires to exchange, we will return such unaccepted or non-exchanged notes without cost to the tendering holder. In the case of old notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent's account at DTC, such non-exchanged old notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC promptly after the expiration or termination of this exchange offer.

DTC Book Entry Transfers

        The exchange agent will make a request to establish an account at DTC with respect to old notes for purposes of this exchange offer promptly upon receipt of this prospectus. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC's systems must make book-entry delivery of old notes by causing DTC to transfer those old notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC in accordance with DTC's electronic ATOP procedures for such transfer. Such participant should transmit its acceptance to DTC on or prior to the expiration date or comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below. DTC will verify such acceptance, execute a book-entry transfer of the tendered old notes into the exchange agent's account at DTC and then send to the exchange agent confirmation of such book-entry transfer. The confirmation of such book-entry transfer will include an agent's message confirming that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from such participant that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against such participant. Delivery of new notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at DTC. However, the letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof, with any required signature guarantees, or an agent's message, and any other required documents, must be transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at the address set forth below under "—The Exchange Agent" on or prior to the expiration date or comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

        A holder who holds old notes through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, when tendering its old notes.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

        If a registered holder of old notes desires to tender the old notes, and the old notes are not immediately available, or time will not permit the holder's old notes or other required documents to reach the exchange agent before the expiration date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer described above cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may nonetheless be made if:

•

the tender is made through an eligible institution;



•

prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent received from an eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, and notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us, by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery,

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(1)

stating the name and address of the holder of old notes and the amount of old notes tendered;



(2)

stating that the tender is being made; and



(3)

guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration date, the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and



•

the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration date.

Withdrawal Rights

        You may withdraw tenders of your old notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

        For a withdrawal to be effective, you must send a written notice of withdrawal to the exchange agent at the exchange agent's address set forth below under "—The Exchange Agent." Any such notice of withdrawal must:

(1)

specify the name of the person having tendered the old notes to be withdrawn;



(2)

identify the old notes to be withdrawn, including the principal amount of such old notes; and



(3)

where certificates for old notes are transmitted, specify the name in which old notes are registered, if different from that of the withdrawing holder.

        If certificates for old notes have been delivered or otherwise identified to the exchange agent, then, prior to the release of such certificates the withdrawing holder must also submit the serial numbers of the particular certificates to be withdrawn and signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an eligible institution unless such holder is an eligible institution. If old notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer or the blocking instructions described above, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn old notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility. We will determine all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices and our determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any tendered old notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of this exchange offer. Any old notes tendered for exchange that are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder without cost to such holder. In the case of old notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent's account at DTC, such old notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the old notes as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of this exchange offer. Properly withdrawn old notes may be re-tendered by following one of the procedures described under "—How to Tender Old Notes for Exchange" above at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

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Conditions to the Exchange Offer

        Notwithstanding any other provision of this exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue new notes in this exchange offer for any old notes, and we may terminate or amend this exchange offer, if at any time before the expiration of this exchange offer:

(1)

any federal law, statute, rule or regulation shall have been adopted or enacted which, in our judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair our ability to proceed with this exchange offer;



(2)

any stop order shall be threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;



(3)

there shall occur a change in the current interpretation by the staff of the SEC which permits the new notes issued in this exchange offer in exchange for the old notes to be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by such holders, other than broker-dealers and any such holder which is an "affiliate" of our company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such new notes acquired in this exchange offer are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder's business and such holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such new notes issued in this exchange offer;



(4)

there has occurred any general suspension of or general limitation on prices for, or trading in, securities on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market;



(5)

any governmental agency creates limits that adversely affect our ability to complete this exchange offer; or



(6)

there shall occur any declaration of war, armed hostilities or other similar international calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States, or the worsening of any such condition that existed at the time that we commence this exchange offer.

        The non-occurrence of each of the preceding events is a condition to this exchange offer. We expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate this exchange offer upon the occurrence of any of these events. The conditions are for our sole benefit and we may assert them regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them. We may waive the preceding conditions in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in our sole discretion prior to the expiration of this exchange offer. If we do so, this exchange offer will remain open for at least three (3) business days following any waiver of the preceding conditions and, if we determine that any waiver constitutes a material change to the terms of this exchange offer, this exchange offer will remain open for at least five (5) business days following any such waiver. Our failure at any time to exercise the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which we may assert at any time and from time to time, except that all conditions to this exchange offer must be satisfied or waived by us prior to the expiration of this exchange offer. We will give oral or written notice or public announcement of any waiver by us of any condition and any related amendment, termination or extension of this exchange offer. In the case of any extension, such oral or written notice or public announcement will be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.

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The Exchange Agent

        As explained above, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has been appointed as our exchange agent. All executed letters of transmittal should be directed to our exchange agent at the address set forth below. You should direct questions and requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal and requests for notices of guaranteed delivery to the exchange agent addressed as follows:

By registered mail or certified mail:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Corporate Trust Operations
MAC N9303-121
P.O. Box 1517
Minneapolis, MN 55480-1517
Attn: Huntsman Administrator

By regular mail or overnight courier:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Corporate Trust Operations
MAC N9303-121
Sixth Street & Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479
Attn: Huntsman Administrator

By hand delivery before 4:30 p.m.:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Northstar East Building
608 Second Avenue South
12th Floor—Corporate Trust Services
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attn: Huntsman Administrator

For information, call:
(800) 344-5128

By facsimile transmission:
(for eligible institutions only)
(612) 667-6282

Confirm by telephone:
(612) 667-9764

        Delivery of the letter of transmittal to an address other than as set forth above, or transmission of such letter of transmittal via facsimile other than as set forth above, does not constitute a valid delivery of such letter of transmittal.

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Fees and Expenses

        We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders. We have not retained any dealer or manager in connection with the exchange offer and will not make any payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. We will however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

        We will pay the cash expenses incurred in connection with the exchange offer. These expenses include registration fees, fees and expenses of the exchange agent and the trustee, accounting and legal fees and printing costs, among others.

Accounting Treatment

        We will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the consummation of this exchange offer. We will amortize the expense of this exchange offer over the term of the new notes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

Transfer Taxes

        You will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with the tender of your old notes in this exchange offer. If, however, new notes are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the holder of the old notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of old notes in connection with this exchange offer, then you must pay any such transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or on any other person. If satisfactory evidence of payment of, or exemption from, such taxes is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to you.

Consequences of Failing to Exchange Old Notes

        Holders who desire to tender their old notes in exchange for new notes registered under the Securities Act should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. Neither the exchange agent nor our Company is under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of old notes for exchange.

        Old notes that are not tendered or are tendered but not accepted will, following the consummation of this exchange offer, continue to be subject to the provisions in the indenture regarding the transfer and exchange of the old notes and the existing restrictions on transfer set forth in the legend on the old notes and in the offering circular dated March 12, 2010, relating to the old notes. Except in limited circumstances with respect to specific types of holders of old notes, we will have no further obligation to provide for the registration under the Securities Act of such old notes. In general, old notes, unless registered under the Securities Act, may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We do not currently anticipate that we will take any action to register the untendered old notes under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws.

        Upon completion of this exchange offer, holders of the old notes will not be entitled to any further registration rights under the exchange and registration rights agreement, except under limited circumstances.

        Holders of the new notes and any old notes which remain outstanding after consummation of this exchange offer will vote together as a single class for purposes of determining whether holders of the requisite percentage of the class have taken certain actions or exercised certain rights under the indenture.

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Consequences of Exchanging Old Notes

        Based on interpretations of the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters to third parties, we believe that the new notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders of such notes, other than by any holder which is a broker-dealer or an "affiliate" of our Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The new notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, if:

(1)

the new notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder's business; and



(2)

such holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the new notes.

        However, the SEC has not considered this exchange offer in the context of a no-action letter and we cannot guarantee that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to this exchange offer as in such other circumstances.

        As a condition to participation in the exchange offer, each holder must furnish a written representation that:

(1)

it is not an "affiliate" of ours, as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act;



(2)

at the time of the commencement of the exchange offer, it has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of the new notes in violation of the Securities Act; and



(3)

it is acquiring the new notes in the ordinary course of its business

        Each holder that is a broker-dealer will be required to represent to us that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes. Each broker-dealer that receives new notes in this exchange offer for its own account in exchange for old notes that it acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities must also represent that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the new notes. See "Plan of Distribution" for a discussion of the exchange and resale obligations of broker-dealers in connection with this exchange offer.

        In addition, to comply with state securities laws of certain jurisdictions, the new notes may not be offered or sold in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and complied with by the holders selling the new notes.

USE OF PROCEEDS

        We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the new notes. The new notes will be exchanged for old notes in like principal amount, and the exchanged old notes will be canceled. As a result, the issuance of new notes in exchange for old notes as contemplated in this prospectus will not result in any change in our indebtedness.

        We used the proceeds from the offering of the old notes together with available cash on hand, to purchase approximately €184 million (approximately $247 million as of March 31, 2010) principal amount of our 6⁷/8% senior subordinated notes due 2013 and approximately €59 million (approximately $79 million as of March 31, 2010) principal amount of our 7¹/2% senior subordinated notes due 2015 and to pay fees, expenses, and accrued interest in connection with the offering of the old notes and the subsequent repurchase of outstanding notes. In connection with these repurchases, we entered into $350 million notional amount of 5-year € /$ cross currency swaps contracts. These swap transactions do not affect the interest payable to holders of notes under the terms of the notes.

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

        The following table shows our consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

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CAPITALIZATION

        The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2010.

        The information presented below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Selected Historical Financial Data" included in this prospectus and, in each case, any related notes thereto. We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the new notes. In consideration for issuing the new notes as contemplated in this prospectus, we will receive in exchange old notes in like principal amount, which will be cancelled and as such will not result in any increase in our capitalization.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

        The selected historical financial data set forth below presents our historical financial data as of and for the dates and periods indicated. The selected financial data as of March 31, 2010 and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 has been derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected financial data as of March 31, 2009 has been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. The selected financial data as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected financial data as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. You should read the selected financial data in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, including "Prospectus Summary—Summary Historical Financial Data," "Capitalization" and "Selected Financial and Operating Data." The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in "Risk Factors." All references to years relate to the calendar year ended December 31 of the particular year.

OVERVIEW

        We are a global manufacturer of differentiated organic chemical products and of inorganic chemical products. Our products comprise a broad range of chemicals and formulations, which we market globally to a diversified group of consumer and industrial customers. Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dye industries. We are a leading global producer in many of our key product lines, including MDI, amines, surfactants, epoxy-based polymer formulations, textile chemicals, dyes, maleic anhydride and titanium dioxide. Our administrative, research and development and manufacturing operations are primarily conducted at the facilities listed below under "Business—Properties," which are located in 27 countries. We employed approximately 11,000 associates worldwide at December 31, 2009. We had revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 of $2,094 million and $1,680 million, respectively, and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of $7,665 million, $10,056 million and $9,496 million, respectively.

        We operate in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects and Pigments. Our Polyurethanes, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects and Performance Products segments produce differentiated organic chemical products and our Pigments segment produces inorganic chemical products. In a series of transactions completed in 2006 and 2007, we sold substantially all of our former Polymers and Base Chemicals operations. In addition, we ceased operation of our former Australian styrenics business during the first quarter of 2010. We report the results from our former Polymers, Base Chemicals and Australian styrenics businesses as discontinued operations. See "Note 19. Discontinued Operations" to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and "Note 27. Discontinued Operations" to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

        Growth in our Polyurethanes, Advanced Materials and Textile Effects segments has been driven by the continued substitution of our products for other materials across a broad range of applications, as well as by the level of global economic activity. Historically, demand for many of these products has grown at rates in excess of GDP growth. In Polyurethanes, this growth, particularly in Asia, has in recent years resulted in improved demand and higher industry capacity utilization rates for many of our key products, including MDI. However, new capacity combined with slower global demand has reduced capacity utilization in 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, we idled our PO/MTBE production facility at Port Neches, Texas for turnaround and inspection. This planned shutdown reduced capacity to negatively impact results of our Polyurethanes segment by approximately $40 million during the first quarter.

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product and application development. Demand for most of our performance intermediates has grown in line with GDP growth. Over time, demand for maleic anhydride has generally grown at rates that slightly exceed GDP growth. However, given its dependence on the UPR market, which is heavily influenced by construction end markets, maleic anhydride demand can be cyclical.

        Historically, demand for titanium dioxide pigments has grown at rates approximately equal to global GDP growth. Pigment prices have historically reflected industry-wide operating rates but have typically lagged behind movements in these rates by up to twelve months due to the effects of product stocking and destocking by customers and producers, contract arrangements and seasonality. The industry experiences some seasonality in its sales because sales of paints, the largest end use for titanium dioxide, generally peak during the spring and summer months in the northern hemisphere. This results in greater sales volumes in the second and third quarters of the year.

        For further information regarding sales price and demand trends, see "Results of Operations—Segment Analysis—Current Year vs. Prior Year Decrease" and "Results of Operations—Segment Analysis—Fourth Quarter 2009 vs. Third Quarter 2009 Increase (Decrease)" below.

OUTLOOK

        Sales volumes decreased 6% for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared with 2008, but increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the prior year. Adjusted for the effect of our planned maintenance outage at our Port Neches, Texas PO/MTBE facility, first quarter 2010 sales volumes increased by 19% compared to the first quarter of 2009 and 5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. Our positive demand momentum suggests that second quarter 2010 sales volumes should continue to improve. We are aggressively working to increase our product prices to offset the increase we are seeing in raw materials. We expect demand in Asia to continue to be robust. Furthermore, we expect demand in the U.S. to recover in conjunction with the construction and automotive markets. We are uncertain as to demand recovery in certain of our markets in Europe. We expect that raw materials and energy costs could rise in the future but we expect to pass those costs increases on to our customers. However, in certain product lines it could take up to 90 to 120 days to do so. We will continue to make efforts to exercise operational discipline and maximize the manufacturing efficiency of our facilities. We also have a number of innovative products in our current portfolio and in development that address energy concerns that we expect to provide long term benefits.

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

        For a discussion of recent developments, see "Business—Recent Developments" below.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS—THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009

        The following table sets forth our unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations (dollars in millions):

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        The following table sets forth certain items of income (expense) included in EBITDA (dollars in millions):