FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Gerrard Ronald W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Huntsman CORP [HUN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 HUNTSMAN WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, EHS 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 20,579 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)	  (1)	02/10/2015	Common Stock	27,997	$ 23	D	Â
Option (right to buy)	  (2)	03/01/2016	Common Stock	18,731	$ 20.5	D	Â
Option (right to buy)	  (3)	02/20/2017	Common Stock	27,666	$ 20.66	D	Â
Option (right to buy)	  (4)	03/02/2019	Common Stock	75,000	$ 2.59	D	Â
Phantom Stock	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	2,220	$ 0	D	Â
Phantom Stock	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	3,435	$ 0	D	Â
Phantom Stock	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	31,108	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gerrard Ronald W 500 HUNTSMAN WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108	Â	Â	  Sr. VP, EHS	Â

Signatures

/s/ Sean H. Pettey, by Power of Attorney		06/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 10, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(2)	This option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on March 1, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(3)	This option became exercisable as to 9,222 shares on February 20, 2008, an additional 9,222 shares on February 20, 2009 and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 9,222 shares on February 20, 2010.
(4)	This option becomes exercisable as to 25,000 shares on March 2, 2010, an additional 25,000 shares on March 2, 2011 and the remaining 25,000 shares on March 2, 2012.
(5)	These shares of phantom stock become payable on February 20, 2010.
(6)	These shares of phantom stock become payable in two equal annual installments beginning February 26, 2010.
(7)	These shares of phantom stock become payable in three equal annual installments beginning March 2, 2010.

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