Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Sivin Philip M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STERLING CHEMICALS INC [SCHI OB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RESURGENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC,, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 18TH FL.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/09/2011
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Sivin Philip M
C/O RESURGENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC,
1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 18TH FL.
NEW YORK, NY 10036
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Philip M. Sivin   08/11/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
 
Remarks:
Mr. Philip M. Sivin serves as Vice President of Resurgence Asset Management, L.L.C. ("RAM"), Resurgence Asset Management International, L.L.C. ("RAMI"), and Re/Enterprise Asset Management, L.L.C. ("REAM"). RAM exercises voting and investment power over certain of the Issuer's securities solely in RAM's capacity as the general partner and/or sole investment advisor of Corporate Resurgence Partners, L.L.C., Corporate Resurgence Partners II, L.L.C., and M.D. Sass Corporate Resurgence Partners III, L.P. RAMI exercises voting and investment power over certain of the Issuer's securities solely in RAMI's capacity as the sole special shareholder of and sole investment advisor of M.D. Sass Corporate Resurgence Partners International, Ltd. REAM exercises voting and investment power over the Issuer's securities (a) as the sole investment advisor to two employee pension plans and the M.D. Sass Associates, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan and (b) as general partner and sole investment advisor of M.D. Sass Re/Enterprise Portfolio Company, L.P. and M.D. Sass Re/Enterprise II, L.P. In addition, M.D. Sass Investors Services, Inc., Resurgence Asset Management, L.L.C. Employment Retirement Plan and certain funds which have invested side-by-side with funds managed by RAM and RAMI beneficially own additional shares of the Issuer's common stock (the "Other Securities"). All such securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by, or deemed to be beneficially owned by, RAM, RAMI, REAM, and the Other Securities, have been disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 22, 2011, by and among the Issuer, Eastman Chemical Company and Eastman TC, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"). The effective date of the Merger Agreement was August 9, 2011. Mr. Sivin disclaims any beneficial ownership of or pecuniary interest in all such securities and interest, if any, in RAM, RAMI, REAM and the entities owning the Other Securities.

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