Huntsman International LLC
500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

August 2, 2010

VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE

        Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Huntsman International LLC and its subsidiaries, Airstar Corporation, Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC, Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC, Huntsman Australia Inc., Huntsman Chemical Purchasing Corporation, Huntsman Enterprises, Inc., Huntsman Ethyleneamines LLC, Huntsman Fuels LLC, Huntsman International Financial LLC, Huntsman International Fuels LLC, Huntsman International Trading Corporation, Huntsman MA Investment Corporation, Huntsman MA Services Corporation, Huntsman Petrochemical LLC, Huntsman Petrochemical Purchasing Corporation, Huntsman Procurement Corporation, Huntsman Propylene Oxide LLC, Huntsman Purchasing, Ltd., Polymer Materials Inc., Tioxide Americas Inc. and Tioxide Group (collectively, the "Registrants"), hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") be accelerated so that the Registration Statement, as then amended, will become effective by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

        The Registrants hereby affirm that they are aware of their obligations under the Securities Act. In connection with the foregoing request, the Registrants further acknowledge that:

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should the staff (the "Staff") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;



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the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrants from their full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and



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the Registrants may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

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        It would be appreciated if, as soon as the Registration Statement is declared effective, you would so inform the Company's counsel, Sean H. Pettey at (801) 584-5776, and then send written confirmation to the addressees listed on the cover of the Registration Statement.

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