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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


Form 10-Q

(Mark One)  

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                             to                              

Commission file number 333-85141

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  87-0630358
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
(801) 584-5700

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

        Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý    NO o

        Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). YES o    NO ý

        On November 14, 2003, 1,000 member equity units of Huntsman International LLC were outstanding. There is no established trading market for Registrant's units of membership interest. All of Registrant's units of membership interest are held by an affiliate.





HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  ITEM 1.   Financial Statements
    Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
    Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)
    Consolidated Statement of Equity (unaudited)
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
  ITEM 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  ITEM 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
  ITEM 4.   Controls and Procedures

PART II OTHER INFORMATION
  ITEM 1.   Legal Proceedings
  ITEM 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Millions)

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

 
ASSETS              

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 81.1   $ 75.4  
  Accounts and notes receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11.8 and $14.5, respectively)     518.5     467.9  
  Inventories     609.8     561.3  
  Prepaid expenses     35.6     22.0  
  Deferred income taxes     31.2     31.2  
  Other current assets     72.7     75.4  
   
 
 
    Total current assets     1,348.9     1,233.2  

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

3,131.2

 

 

3,071.1

 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates     138.2     133.9  
Intangible assets, net     284.3     302.8  
Other noncurrent assets     352.0     338.8  
   
 
 
    Total assets   $ 5,254.6   $ 5,079.8  
   
 
 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Accounts payable (includes overdraft facilities of $4.4 as of September 30, 2003)   $ 308.1   $ 314.8  
  Accrued liabilities     503.4     523.8  
  Current portion of long-term debt     1.2     43.9  
  Other current liabilities     17.9     28.7  
   
 
 
    Total current liabilities     830.6     911.2  

Long-term debt

 

 

2,997.8

 

 

2,729.9

 
Deferred income taxes     210.4     215.1  
Other noncurrent liabilities     157.8     158.4  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities     4,196.6     4,014.6  
   
 
 
Minority interests     2.8      
   
 
 

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 15 and 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Member's equity, 1,000 units     1,026.1     1,026.1  
  Retained earnings     81.9     186.5  
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (52.8 )   (147.4 )
   
 
 
    Total equity     1,055.2     1,065.2  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities and equity   $ 5,254.6   $ 5,079.8  
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Millions)

 
  Three Months
Ended
Sept 30, 2003

  Three Months
Ended
Sept 30, 2002

  Nine Months
Ended
Sept 30, 2003

  Nine Months
Ended
Sept 30, 2002

 
Revenues:                          
  Trade sales   $ 1,255.2   $ 1,104.6   $ 3,691.0   $ 3,110.6  
  Related party sales     20.5     90.6     189.8     257.5  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total revenues     1,275.7     1,195.2     3,880.8     3,368.1  
Cost of goods sold     1,129.2     1,020.3     3,444.5     2,910.1  
   
 
 
 
 
Gross profit     146.5     174.9     436.3     458.0  

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Selling, general and administrative     87.8     89.2     259.6     233.0  
  Research and development     12.6     13.1     37.2     39.1  
  Restructuring and plant closing costs     4.8     1.1     43.4     1.1  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total expenses     105.2     103.4     340.2     273.2  
   
 
 
 
 
Operating income     41.3     71.5     96.1     184.8  

Interest expense

 

 

(62.8

)

 

(66.1

)

 

(191.1

)

 

(180.9

)
Interest income     1.0         1.6     0.1  
Loss on sale of accounts receivable     (5.9 )   (4.2 )   (24.0 )   (4.3 )
Other income (expense)     1.1     (2.4 )   (1.2 )   (2.4 )
   
 
 
 
 
Loss before income taxes     (25.3 )   (1.2 )   (118.6 )   (2.7 )
Income tax benefit     5.3     1.9     14.0     5.1  
Minority interests in subsidiaries' income (loss)         (0.1 )       0.1  
   
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)     (20.0 )   0.6     (104.6 )   2.5  

Other comprehensive income

 

 

18.9

 

 

5.0

 

 

94.6

 

 

87.6

 
   
 
 
 
 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(1.1

)

$

5.6

 

$

(10.0

)

$

90.1

 
   
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Millions)

 
  Member's Equity
   
   
   
 
 
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

   
 
 
  Shares/
Units

  Amount
  Retained Earnings
  Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2003   1,000   $ 1,026.1   $ 186.5   $ (147.4 ) $ 1,065.2  
Net loss             (104.6 )       (104.6 )
Other comprehensive income                 94.6     94.6  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, September 30, 2003   1,000   $ 1,026.1   $ 81.9   $ (52.8 ) $ 1,055.2  
   
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Dollars in Millions)

 
  Nine Months
Ended
Sept 30 2003

  Nine Months
Ended
Sept 30 2002

 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:              
Net income (loss)   $ (104.6 ) $ 2.5  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:              
Equity in earnings of investment in unconsolidated affiliates         (0.1 )
Depreciation and amortization     205.4     185.1  
Provision for losses on accounts receivable     3.1     3.0  
Noncash restructuring and plant closing charges     11.4      
Noncash interest expense     11.9     10.6  
Deferred income taxes     (22.6 )   (17.2 )
Gain on foreign currency transactions     (27.2 )   (23.8 )
Minority interests in subsidiaries         (0.1 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
  Accounts and notes receivables     (52.5 )   (28.8 )
  Change in receivables sold, net     59.0     7.1  
  Inventories     (15.4 )   40.9  
  Prepaid expenses     (12.5 )   (18.9 )
  Other current assets     (16.4 )   (8.8 )
  Other noncurrent assets     (0.9 )   2.5  
  Accounts payable     (46.6 )   (9.0 )
  Accrued liabilities     (51.4 )   (63.7 )
  Other current liabilities     (1.5 )   (20.9 )
  Other noncurrent liabilities     (6.4 )   0.8  
   
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     (67.2 )   61.2  
   
 
 
Investing Activities:              
Acquisitions of minority interest         (9.0 )
Capital expenditures     (95.7 )   (134.7 )
Net cash received from unconsolidated affiliates     2.1     6.3  
Advances to unconsolidated affiliates     (2.2 )   (2.4 )
   
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (95.8 )   (139.8 )
   
 
 
Financing Activities:              
  Net borrowings under revolving loan facilities     132.0     251.1  
  Issuance of senior notes     157.9     300.0  
  Repayment of long-term debt     (125.9 )   (479.5 )
  Shares issued to minorities for cash     2.8      
  Debt issuance costs     (4.3 )   (10.3 )
   
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities     162.5     61.3  
   
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     6.2     (7.4 )
   
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     5.7     (24.7 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     75.4     83.9  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 81.1   $ 59.2  
   
 
 
Supplemental cash flow information:              
  Cash paid for interest   $ 204.5   $ 199.9  
  Cash paid for income taxes   $ 10.3   $ 7.7  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.     General

        Huntsman International LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") are global manufacturers and marketers of differentiated and commodity chemicals. The Company is a Delaware limited liability company and all of its membership interests are owned by Huntsman International Holdings LLC ("HIH"). HIH is a Delaware limited liability company and its membership interests are owned 100%, directly and indirectly, by HMP Equity Holdings Corporation ("HMP").

        HMP is a Delaware corporation and is owned 100% by Huntsman Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, subject to warrants that, if exercised, would entitle the holders to up to 12% of the common equity of HMP. Huntsman Group Inc. is owned 100% by Huntsman Holdings, LLC ("Huntsman Holdings"), a Delaware limited liability company. The voting membership interests of Huntsman Holdings are owned by the Huntsman family, MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners, L.P. ("GOP"), Consolidated Press (Finance) Limited ("CPH") and certain members of the Company's senior management. In addition, Huntsman Holdings has issued certain non-voting preferred units to Huntsman Holdings Preferred Member LLC, which, in turn, is owned by GOP (indirectly), CPH, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, certain members of the Company's senior management and certain members of the Huntsman family. Huntsman Holdings has issued certain other non-voting preferred units to the Huntsman family, GOP and CPH that track the performance of the Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC business. The Huntsman family has board and operational control of the Company.

        The Company operates through four principal operating segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Pigments and Base Chemicals.

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited. However, in management's opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods shown, have been made. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

2.     Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards

        In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible, long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. This statement requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred by capitalizing it as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived assets. As required by SFAS No. 143, the Company adopted this new accounting standard on January 1, 2003. The Company believes this statement's impact will not be significant; however, standard-setters continue to debate the statement's applicability to assets where the timing of any ultimate obligation is indefinite.

        In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Other Technical Corrections." In addition to amending or rescinding pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings or describe

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applicability, SFAS No. 145 precludes companies from recording gains or losses from extinguishment of debt as an extraordinary item. The Company was required to adopt this statement as of January 1, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 145 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated With Exit or Disposal Activities." SFAS No. 146 requires recording costs associated with exit or disposal activities at their fair values when a liability has been incurred. Under previous guidance, certain exit or disposal costs were accrued upon management's commitment to an exit or disposal plan, which is generally before an actual liability has been incurred. The Company adopted this pronouncement in the first quarter of 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 146 on January 1, 2003 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        In January 2003, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation ("FIN") No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others." FIN No. 45 requires recognition of a liability for the obligation undertaken upon issuing a guarantee. This liability would be recorded at the inception date of the guarantee and would be measured at fair value. The disclosure provisions of the interpretation are effective for the financial statements as of December 31, 2002. The liability recognition provisions apply prospectively to any guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN No. 45 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." FIN No. 46 addresses the requirements for business enterprises to consolidate related entities, for which they do not have controlling interests through voting or other rights, if they are determined to be the primary beneficiary as a result of variable economic interests. FIN No. 46 provides guidance for determining the primary beneficiary for entities with multiple economic entities with multiple economic interests. Transfers to a qualifying special purpose entity are not subject to this interpretation. FIN No. 46 is effective at the time of investment for interests obtained in a variable economic entity after January 31, 2003. In October 2003, the FASB issued FASB Staff position No. 46-6, which defers the effective date for FIN No. 46 to the first interim or annual period ending after December 15, 2003 for variable interest entities created before February 1, 2003. The adoption of FIN No. 46 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated earnings, financial position, or cash flows.

        In May 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 149 amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. This statement is effective for contracts entered into or modified after September 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after September 30, 2003, with this guidance applied prospectively. This statement had no impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position at September 30, 2003 and the Company does not expect this statement to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS No. 150 is effective for all financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003 and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 150 to have a material impact on its financial statements upon adoption.

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3.     Inventories

        Inventories as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

Raw materials and supplies   $ 131.9   $ 149.6
Work in progress     17.8     25.9
Finished goods     460.1     385.8
   
 
Total     609.8     561.3
   
 

4.     Property, Plant and Equipment

        The cost and accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment are as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

 
Land   $ 45.6   $ 42.9  
Buildings     187.2     157.7  
Plant and equipment     3,655.8     3,446.3  
Construction in progress     223.4     172.7  
   
 
 
Total     4,112.0     3,819.6  
Less accumulated depreciation     (980.8 )   (748.5 )
   
 
 
Net   $ 3,131.2   $ 3,071.1  
   
 
 

Property, plant and equipment includes gross assets acquired under capital leases of $18.8 million and $20.4 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively; related amounts included in accumulated depreciation were $5.0 million and $3.1 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

5.     Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

        The Company's ownership percentage and investments in unconsolidated affiliates, primarily manufacturing joint ventures, are as follows (in millions):

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. (50%)   $ 129.3   $ 131.4
Rubicon, Inc. (50%)     1.4     1.3
BASF Huntsman Shanghai Isocyanate Investment BV (50%)     6.1    
Others     1.4     1.2
   
 
Total   $ 138.2   $ 133.9
   
 

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6.     Intangible Assets

        The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  September 30, 2003
  December 31, 2002
 
  Carrying
Amount

  Accumulated
Amortization

  Net
  Carrying
Amount

  Accumulated
Amortization

  Net
Patents, trademarks, and technology   $ 352.3   $ 107.6   $ 244.7   $ 348.7   $ 89.9   $ 258.8
Non-compete agreements     49.5     36.2     13.3     49.1     30.9     18.2
Other intangibles     30.8     4.5     26.3     28.9     3.1     25.8
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 432.6   $ 148.3   $ 284.3   $ 426.7   $ 123.9   $ 302.8
   
 
 
 
 
 

7.     Other Noncurrent Assets

        Other noncurrent assets consist of the following (in millions):

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

Prepaid pension assets   $ 155.9   $ 146.2
Debt issuance costs     55.0     60.7
Capitalized turnaround expense     47.5     47.6
Receivables from affiliates     17.0     18.6
Spare parts inventory     53.8     46.2
Other noncurrent assets     22.8     19.5
   
 
Total   $ 352.0   $ 338.8
   
 

8.     Accrued Liabilities

        Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

Raw materials and services   $ 186.2   $ 217.7
Payroll, severance and related costs     79.5     67.4
Interest     38.4     61.3
Volume and rebates accruals     53.7     52.5
Taxes (income, property and VAT)     41.9     41.4
Restructuring and plant closing costs     21.4     7.1
Freight     14.7     12.8
Utilities     9.8     6.7
Environmental accruals     11.6     4.3
Payable to affiliate         15.4
Other miscellaneous accruals     46.2     37.2
   
 
Total   $ 503.4   $ 523.8
   
 

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9.     Other Noncurrent Liabilities

        Other noncurrent liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

 
  September 30,
2003

  December 31,
2002

Pension liabilities   $ 89.9   $ 82.3
Other postretirement benefits     11.8     10.8
Environmental accruals     9.2