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(B# Corporate Family Rating) filed...</description><pubDate>6/20/2008 12:38:55 AM</pubDate><moodys:format xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">html</moodys:format><moodys:issuer xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Huntsman Corporation</moodys:issuer><moodys:issuer xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.</moodys:issuer><moodys:issuer xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Huntsman International LLC</moodys:issuer><moodys:issuer xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Huntsman LLC</moodys:issuer><moodys:issuer_list xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.; Huntsman Corporation; Huntsman International LLC; ...</moodys:issuer_list><moodys:org_id xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">808103621</moodys:org_id><moodys:org_id xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">807800192</moodys:org_id><moodys:org_id xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">600048292</moodys:org_id><moodys:org_id xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">600012883</moodys:org_id><moodys:price xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">150.0000</moodys:price><moodys:report_class xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">News</moodys:report_class><moodys:report_type xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Announcement</moodys:report_type><title>Moody's Comments on Hexion's 8K Filing</title><moodys:docid xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">PR_157679_808103621</moodys:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Moody's Global Credit Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/655045</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/655045</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><pubDate>6/19/2008 3:37:32 PM</pubDate><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">100</spcred:price><title>Hexion And Huntsman Ratings Remain On Watch Negative As Hexion Looks To Withdraw From Deal</title><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:type><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">655045</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Diversified Chemicals</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Corporations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Chemicals</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">NEW YORK (Standard&amp;Poor's) June 19, 2008--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services said that its ratings on Salt Lake City, Utah-based Huntsman Corp. 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The initial placement followed the announcement of Hexion's proposed debt-financed acquisition of Huntsman Corp. in a transaction valued at more than $10 billion, including assumed debt. The CreditWatch update follows Hexion's filing of a Form 8-K with the SEC and press release indicating that the transaction, which was expected to close this year, is no longer viable based on the proposed highly leveraged capital structure of the combined company. 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