Company Says Its Pigments Have Always Been Lead Free

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Huntsman
Corporation (NYSE: HUN) said today that its titanium dioxide-based pigments
"are and always have been lead free. Originally known for pioneering innovations in
packaging, and later , rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, Huntsman
today has 11,300 employees, 57 operations in 22 countries and had 2004
revenues of $11.zoran.

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With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital
signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital
audio and video, imaging applications and Connect and Share technologies for
the digital home.

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Huntsman Reacts to Rhode Island Lead Paint Verdict Against Other Pigment Manufacturers

The following digital television platforms will be demonstrated at CCBN:

-- OTPV's Generation9-based high definition television for the U. SupraHD-based complete high definition copy ready reference designs for
the U. terrestrial and OpenCable products
-- SupraTV-based DVB-Terrestrial platform for the UK market using Cabot's
Aurora DVB middleware including MHEG-5 and terrestrial
Over-Air-Download support, integrating Zoran's digital video recording
software

About Zoran Corporation
Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider
of digital solutions in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging
markets .

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The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to
uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties
that may affect the company's operations, markets, products, services, prices
and other factors as discussed in the Huntsman companies' filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to provide revisions to any
forward-looking statements should circumstances change, except as otherwise
required by securities and other applicable laws.
"Zoran will be demonstrating our latest SupraTV, SupraHD and Generation 9
families of standard and high definition digital television processors at
CCBN.S.

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Statements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking
statements.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the company's expectations will be
realized. market
based on Zoran's Generation9 family of copy ready reference designs
-- Generation9-based Samsung DirecTV set-top box
-- Generation9 -based RCA ATSC/NTSC Set Top Box with support for HDMI/HDCP
video output
-- Changhong 's recently announced SupraTV-based DVB-Terrestrial set-top
box, along with other SupraTV-based DVB-Terrestrial set-top boxes from
e-Tek, Golden Hualu, MiCO, and Skyworth
-- TopTV 's recently announced SupraTV-based DVB-Cable set-top box, along
with other SupraTV-based DVB -Cable set-top boxes from DVN, TCL, and
Xoceco supporting ChinaCrypt, CTI, DVN JetCAS, and Irdeto conditional
access systems
-- Skyworth's SupraTV-based television for China domestic market
integrating DVB-Cable reception and a DVB-Common Interface Module for
decrypting cable television programming
-- SupraTV-based DVB-Satellite set-top boxes from e-Tek, Golden Hualu, and
Homecast for sale in the European and Middle Eastern markets
-- Xoceco ChinaCrypt Cable Set Top Box
-- Zoran's recently announced SupraHD copy-ready reference designs
offering low cost, FCC-compliant high definition set-top boxes and
digital televisions for the U.S.

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These statements are based on management's current beliefs and
expectations .

com or at 408-523-6500.

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5 billion. We will also be displaying the innovative new products and reference
platforms designed and developed with our customers and partners. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits
for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product
generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. With headquarters in the U .

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SupraTV, SupraHD and Generation 9 Processors Powering Many New Digital TV and
Set-Top-Box Products

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Zoran-based DVD,
digital camera, DTV , multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer
products have received recognition for excellence and are now in millions of
homes and offices worldwide.

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, Zoran Corporation
(Nasdaq: ZRAN) is demonstrating its newest digital television and set-top box
products for consumer electronics manufacturers in Hall 3, Booth B131 at the
China Cable Broadcasting Network 2005 (CCBN) held next week in Beijing . and operations in
Canada, China, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may
be contacted on the World Wide Web at http://www.

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In reacting to news of a Rhode Island jury verdict against some former
makers of lead-based pigments in paints, and in response to several media and
investor inquiries, the President of Huntsman's Pigments division, Tom Keenan,
said, "Though Huntsman is not a party to the Rhode Island suit and has not
been named in any other lawsuit related to this issue, we want to make it
perfectly clear that Huntsman pigments are and always have been lead free ."

Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and
commodity chemicals .

Zoran Demonstrates Newest Standard and High Definition Technologies For Digital Television Manufacturers at CCBN 2005 in China

We expect
these new reference designs to enable many new affordable products this year
powered by our new generation of digital television processors," said
Ram Ofir, general manager, DTV division at Zoran Corporation.S.S.

NOTE: Zoran, SupraTV, SupraHD and Generation 9 are trademarks of Zoran
Corporation.

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variety of global industries including chemicals, plastics, automotive,
aviation, footwear , paints and coatings, construction, technology,
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