The Salt Lake Tribune's four-page article, “Paradox” (Aug. 8), had innumerable untruths and half-truths. Virtually every statistic published in the story was false. It was a cheap, dishonest shot. The writers focused only on one plant (our oldest) from 123 sites around the world. Even in that one facility, we have never known anyone to become ill from our output. All federal, state and local health, safety and environmental laws and regulations are rigidly adhered to by our company. We are tightly controlled by a multitude of government agencies. There are over 1,200 other non-Huntsman chemical sites in Texas.

Large and respected newspapers in the world located near our various sites have never made such outrageous and misleading claims as did The Salt Lake Tribune, which itself is located 1,500 miles from our nearest plant. Detailed, accurate scientific data was furnished to The Tribune, but they refused to include it. One of the article's major sources of information was “a man in a bar working on his second whiskey and coke.” This type of reporting clearly indicates the shoddy and unprofessional science involved by the writers.

We must remember that The Salt Lake Tribune has a history of writing false stories for The National Enquirer. It is obviously political season, and the good Democrats at The Tribune are once again out to destroy anything good that comes from Utah.

Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

Salt Lake City