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Exhibit 5.1

May 31, 2006

Huntsman International LLC
500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

        Re:  Registration Statement of Huntsman International LLC

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        Reference is made to the Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-4 (File No. 333-132984) filed by Huntsman International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 31, 2006 in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the offer and exchange by the Company (the "Exchange Offer") of up to $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's 73/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 and €135,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 71/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 to be registered under the Securities Act (together, the "New Notes"), which New Notes will be guaranteed by each of the guarantors named in Schedule I hereto (the "Note Guarantors"), for a like principal amount of the Company's outstanding 73/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 and 71/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (together, the "Old Notes"), which Old Notes have also been guaranteed by the Note Guarantors.

        In connection with the preparation of this opinion letter and as the basis for the opinions (the "Opinions") set forth below, we have made such investigations of the laws of the State of Utah, the laws of the State of New York, the DGCL (as defined below) and the DLLCA (as defined below) as we have deemed relevant and necessary, and we have examined such documents and records as we have deemed relevant and necessary, including the following:


        For purposes of this opinion letter, the following terms and phrases have the following meanings:

        With respect to the Opinions, we have relied solely upon the opinions of (i) Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas, as special counsel to Huntsman Ethyleneamines Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, Huntsman Fuels, L.P., a Texas limited Partnership, Huntsman International Fuels, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, Huntsman International Services Corporation, a Texas corporation, Huntsman Propylene Oxide Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, and Tioxide Group, an unlimited company organized under the laws of England (collectively, the "Texas and U.K. Guarantors"), and (ii) Walkers, as special counsel to Tioxide Americas Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Cayman Guarantor"), in each case, dated the date hereof, a copy of each of which is being filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, as to matters of the laws of the State of Texas, England and the Cayman Islands, respectively, with respect to each of (x) the Texas and U.K. Guarantors and the Cayman Guarantor being duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in

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good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, (y) the Texas and U.K. Guarantors and the Cayman Guarantor having the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute, deliver and perform its respective obligations under the Indenture and its respective Guarantees and (z) the Indenture being duly executed by the Texas and U.K. Guarantors and the Cayman Guarantor having duly authorized and executed the Indenture and its respective Guarantees, in each case, as set forth in such opinions.

        Based upon the examination described above, subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth in this opinion letter and under current interpretations of the laws of the State of Utah, the laws of the State of New York, the DGCL and the DLLCA, we are of the opinion that:

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        The Opinions are predicated upon and are limited by the matters set forth in the Opinions and are further subject to the qualifications, exceptions, assumptions and limitations set forth below:

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        We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

/s/  
STOEL RIVES LLP      
Stoel Rives LLP

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Schedule I

Name of Guarantor

  Jurisdiction of
Incorporation/Organization

Airstar Corporation   Utah
Eurofuels LLC   Delaware
Eurostar Industries LLC   Delaware
Huntsman Australia Inc.    Utah
Huntsman Chemical Company LLC   Utah
Huntsman Chemical Finance Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Chemical Purchasing Corporation   Utah
Huntsman EA Holdings LLC   Delaware
Huntsman Enterprises, Inc.    Utah
Huntsman Ethyleneamines Ltd.    Texas
Huntsman Expandable Polymers Company, LC   Utah
Huntsman Family Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Fuels, L.P.   Texas
Huntsman Group Holdings Finance Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Group Intellectual Property Holdings Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Headquarters Corporation   Utah
Huntsman International Chemicals Corporation   Utah
Huntsman International Financial LLC   Delaware
Huntsman International Fuels, L.P.    Texas
Huntsman International Services Corporation   Texas
Huntsman International Trading Corporation   Delaware
Huntsman MA Investment Corporation   Utah
Huntsman MA Services Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Petrochemical Canada Holdings Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation   Delaware
Huntsman Petrochemical Finance Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Petrochemical Purchasing Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Polymers Corporation   Delaware
Huntsman Polymers Holdings Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Procurement Corporation   Utah
Huntsman Propylene Oxide Holdings LLC   Delaware
Huntsman Propylene Oxide Ltd.    Texas
Huntsman Purchasing, Ltd.    Utah
Huntsman Texas Holdings LLC   Delaware
JK Holdings Corporation   Delaware
Petrostar Fuels LLC   Delaware
Petrostar Industries LLC   Delaware
Polymer Materials Inc.    Utah
Tioxide Americas Inc.    Cayman Islands
Tioxide Group   U.K.

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