EXHIBIT 10.30

Dated
27 November 2002

(1) IMPERIAL
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC
(2) HUNTSMAN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION
(3) HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC
(4) HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL, LLC

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DEED OF AMENDMENT TO CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT

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MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW
11 Pilgrim Street
London EC4V 6RW

Tel:
020-7248 4282
Fax: 020-7782 8779
Ref: 672/365/23793.00091

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CONTENTS

|Clause |  | Subject Matter                 |  | Page
|------ |  | ------------------------------ |  | ----
|1.     |  | Definitions and Interpretation |  | 1   
|2.     |  | Amendments to the Agreement    |  | 2   
|3.     |  | Licence Agreements             |  | 3   
|4.     |  | Notices                        |  | 4   
|5.     |  | Counterparts                   |  | 4   
|6.     |  | Governing Law and Jurisdiction |  | 4   

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This Deed Is Made The 27th Day of November 2002

Parties:

Background

It Is Agreed That:



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Execution

The parties have shown their acceptance of the terms of this Deed by executing it as a deed after the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE

|Dbase
Ref |  | Contract                                                                                                                       |  | Contract Date  |  | Comment                                                         
|--------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------
|PART 1    |  |                                                                                                                                |  |                |  |                                                                 
|1         |  | Northville Corp re C9SICI sells C9S                                                                                           |  | 28 Sept '98    |  |                                                                 
|4         |  | BP Oil re C9                                                                                                                   |  | 1 December '98 |  |                                                                 
|6         |  | Draft Evergreen Sales Contract between ICI C&P Ltd & Phenolchemie re Cumene                                                    |  | 18/12/96       |  |                                                                 
|7         |  | Proquimed re Cyclohexane                                                                                                       |  | 20 October '95 |  |                                                                 
|22        |  | Ineos/PEG Toll re Ethylene (Uniqema supply of Ethylene to Ineos)                                                               |  |                |  | Contract Ended 2001                                             
|29        |  | BP (Purchase) re Propylene Chemicals                                                                                           |  |                |  | Expired End 1999                                                
|30        |  | S&P Agreement between ICI C&P & Enichem Elastomers for Butadiene monomers                                                      |  | 28/12/95       |  |                                                                 
|35        |  | Butadiene Swap for Maydown and Kings Lynn between ICI C&P and Dow                                                              |  | 01/01/97       |  |                                                                 
|38        |  | BP Amoco re Raffinate 1                                                                                                        |  |                |  | Huntsman has new contract in place with BP Oil                  
|39        |  | Draft S&P Agreement between ICI C&P and Shell Nederland Chemie re C5s                                                          |  | Undated        |  |                                                                 
|43        |  | Materials Agreement between ICI C&P and Air Products (Chems) Teesside Ltd re Hydrogen to Amines Business                       |  | 02/02/98       |  |                                                                 
|44        |  | Hydrogen Contract between ICI Chemicals & Polymers Limited and Du Pont                                                         |  | 07/09/79       |  |                                                                 
|47        |  | BASF re Ethylene Terminal                                                                                                      |  |                |  | Expired/terminated by BASF in 1989                              
|88        |  | Draft Agreement between ICI C&P and Terra Industries Ltd relating to transfer of operatorship of the No 2 Jetty services only. |  |                |  | This agreement regulates the use of No 2 Jetty for ammonia ships
|95        |  | BASFC3 Analysis                                                                                                               |  |                |  |                                                                 
|105       |  | Agreement between Lurgi Mineral Oltechnik GmbH & Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd1975                                         |  | 29/08/75       |  |                                                                 
|107       |  | Protec                                                                                                                         |  |                |  | Huntsman locating documents                                     
|108       |  | Pyrotec                                                                                                                        |  |                |  | Huntsman locating documents                                     
|          |  |                                                                                                                                |  |                |  |                                                                 

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|109    |  | Shell                                                                                                                                                     |  |                              |  | Huntsman locating documents
|------ |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- |  | ---------------------------
|110    |  | Letter Agreement between Stone and Webster & ICI C&P Limited re a study                                                                                   |  | 18/03/92                     |  |                            
|111    |  | Catalyst Sale Agreement Toray Industries Ltd and ICI C&P Limited                                                                                          |  | 19/08/94                     |  |                            
|119    |  | Draft General Terms & Condition and Services Level Agreement relating to the supply of hydrogen to ICI Polyurethanes.                                     |  | 26/01/99 7/2/98 and 1/12/98  |  |                            
|120    |  | Products Supply to NewcoGeneral Terms and Conditions (including term sheet for Product Supply Agreement).                                                |  | 02/07/97                     |  |                            
|121    |  | Service Level Agreement relating to Hydrogen supply to Phillips-Imperial Petroleum                                                                        |  | 22/01/99                     |  |                            
|126    |  | 1999 Term Agreements for the sale and purchase of condensate/natural gasoline between Mobil TSL and others and ICI C&P Limited and a draft term contract. |  | 10/01/99                     |  |                            
|134    |  | Sale and Purchase Agreement between ICI C&P Limited and BASF Plc (terminated). On original database.                                                      |  | 22/04/91                     |  |                            
|135    |  | Letter confirming the terms for the sale of commercial propane from ICI C&P Limited to Conoco Ltd as extended to March 1999 by a letter dated 27.11.1998  |  | 15/03/91                     |  |                            
|136    |  | Heads of Terms between ICI C&P and Northern LPG Inc (a subsidiary of Transammonia Inc) for the sale of propane.                                           |  | 18/02/99                     |  |                            
|145    |  | Chemical Emission Alarm Scheme on North Tees Area. Cleveland County Council/ICI                                                                           |  | 18/05/81                     |  |                            
|PART 2 |  |                                                                                                                                                           |  |                              |  |                            
|12     |  | Dupont (UK) re Materials and Schedules                                                                                                                    |  | 1/7/93                       |  |                            
|19     |  | Ethylene Supply Agreement between ICI C&P Ltd & Union Carbide Ltd                                                                                         |  | 01/01/95                     |  |                            
|48     |  | Agreement between ICI C&P & Shell Nederland BV re Ethylene Transit & Transport                                                                            |  | 01/07/89/
05/11/96/
09/12/97 |  |                            
|51     |  | Phillips Petroleum Co re Pipeline Operations                                                                                                              |  | 20/03/90                     |  |                            
|52     |  | Sales Agreement for Armada condensate between AGIP and ICI C&P Limited                                                                                    |  | 17/10/96                     |  |                            
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                           |  |                              |  |                            

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|53     |  | BG North Sea Holding (Everest Lomond) re Cond.                                                 |  | 07/05/97                     |  |                                          
|------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------
|54     |  | BG North Sea Exploration (Armada) re Cond.                                                     |  | 17/10/96                     |  |                                          
|63     |  | Texaco N Sea re. Erskine Condensate Banff                                                      |  | 19/08/97                     |  |                                          
|64     |  | Hardy Oil re Condensate (now British-Borneo Exploration Ltd)                                   |  | 13/01/99                     |  |                                          
|70     |  | Fina Exploration re Cond.                                                                      |  | Draft 05/11/96               |  |                                          
|84     |  | Terra Purchased Services                                                                       |  |                              |  | Supply of services to Terra at North Tees
|85     |  | Northumbrian Water Fire Bypass                                                                 |  | 19-Feb-76                    |  |                                          
|89     |  | Terra Utilities contract                                                                       |  |                              |  | Utilities sold to Terra by Huntsman      
|144    |  | Statement of Intentsupply of propane by pipeline from North Tees Works to BASF at Seal Sands. |  | 10/05/91                     |  |                                          
|153    |  | Phillips PetroleumCondensate                                                                  |  |                              |  |                                          
|PART 3 |  |                                                                                                |  |                              |  |                                          
|113    |  | (c) Enronthe Services Agreement relating to TUSB from the ICI Hydrocarbons Business           |  | 31-Dec-98                    |  |                                          
|115    |  | (a) EnronUtilities Agreement relating to the ICI Hydrocarbons Business                        |  | 31/12/98                     |  |                                          
|115    |  | (b) EnronUtilities Agreement relating to the ICI Polyurethanes Business                       |  | 31-Dec-98                    |  |                                          
|PART 4 |  |                                                                                                |  |                              |  |                                          
|91     |  | ABBControl System North Tees                                                                  |  |                              |  | Huntsman locating documents              
|92     |  | Non-Disclosure Agreement between ABB Lummus Global Inc & ICI C&P                               |  | 30/08/95                     |  |                                          
|96     |  | BASF                                                                                           |  |                              |  | Huntsman locating documents              
|102    |  | Honeywell                                                                                      |  | 20-Jul-98                    |  |                                          
|103    |  | Inst. Francais du Petrole Directions (Assigned to Axens 1/1/01 see letter of 26/10/01_         |  | 2/03/89,
15/01/91
& 19/07/95 |  |                                          
|106    |  | Mobil (Exxon)                                                                                  |  |                              |  | Various Agreements                       

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|SIGNED AND DELIVERED                 |  | ) |  | /s/ Robert Wynne T. Turner
|------------------------------------ |  | - |  | --------------------------
|AS A DEED BY Robert Wynne T. Turner, |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  | Robert Wynne T. Turner    
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|under power of attorney              |  | ) |  |                           
|for and on behalf of IMPERIAL        |  | ) |  |                           
|CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC              |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|SIGNED AND DELIVERED                 |  | ) |  | /s/ Michael A. J. Maughn  
|AS A DEED BY Michael A. J. Maughn,   |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  | Michael A. J. Maughn      
|under power of attorney              |  | ) |  |                           
|for and on behalf of HUNTSMAN        |  | ) |  |                           
|SPECIALTY CHEMICALS                  |  | ) |  |                           
|CORPORATION                          |  | ) |  |                           
|SIGNED AND DELIVERED                 |  | ) |  | /s/ Michael A. J. Maughn  
|AS A DEED BY Michael A. J. Maughn,   |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  | Michael A. J. Maughn      
|under power of attorney              |  | ) |  |                           
|for and on behalf of HUNTSMAN        |  | ) |  |                           
|INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC          |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|SIGNED AND DELIVERED                 |  | ) |  | /s/ Michael A. J. Maughn  
|AS A DEED BY Michael A. J. Maughn,   |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  |                           
|                                     |  | ) |  | Michael A. J. Maughn      
|under power of attorney              |  | ) |  |                           
|for and on behalf of HUNTSMAN        |  | ) |  |                           
|INTERNATIONAL, LLC                   |  | ) |  |                           

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