Huntsman Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Represents the number of Chinese chemical companies.

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Represents percentage of nameplate capacity out of total capacity of production of similar product.

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Represents percentage of nameplate capacity out of European total demand of similar product.

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Represents total plant production capacity.

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Represents retention level for number of interrupted business days due to fire damage.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The cash outflow for the extinguishment of long-term borrowing, with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, before its maturity.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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