Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

26. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        Our accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following transactions with our affiliates not otherwise disclosed (dollars in millions):

 
   Year ended December 31,  
 
   2011   2010   2009  

Sales to:

                    

Unconsolidated affiliates

   $ 180   $ 201   $ 96  

Inventory purchases from:

                    

Unconsolidated affiliates

     465     369     273  

        An agreement was reached prior to the initial public offering of our common stock in February 2005 with the Huntsman Foundation, a private charitable foundation established by Jon M. and Karen H. Huntsman to further the charitable interests of the Huntsman family, that we would donate our Salt Lake City office building and our option to acquire an adjacent undeveloped parcel of land to the foundation free of debt. On March 24, 2010, we completed this donation. At the time of the donation, the building had an appraised value of approximately $10 million. We continue to occupy and use a portion of the building under a lease pursuant to which we make annual lease payments of approximately $2 million to the Huntsman Foundation. During 2011 and 2010, we made payments of approximately $2 million and $1 million, respectively, to the Huntsman Foundation under the lease. The lease expires on December 31, 2013, subject to two five-year extensions, at our option.

        Through May 2002, we paid the premiums on various life insurance policies for Jon M. Huntsman. These policies have been liquidated, and the cash values have been paid to Mr. Huntsman. Mr. Huntsman is indebted to us in the amount of approximately $2 million, which represents the insurance premiums paid on his behalf through May 2002. This amount is included in other noncurrent assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        Wayne A. Reaud, a member of our board of directors, is of counsel to the law firm of Reaud, Morgan & Quinn. We pay the firm $200,000 per year for legal services. Mr. Reaud has no interest in the firm or in the proceeds for current work done at the firm. As of counsel, the law firm provides Mr. Reaud with an office and certain secretarial services.