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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 23, 2004

CORN PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-13397   22-3514823
  		 
  		 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois   60154-5749
  		 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(708) 551-2600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.05. Costs Associated With Exit or Disposal Activities
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Exhibit 99 Press Release dated November 23, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Press Release

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Item 2.05.
  Costs Associated With Exit or Disposal Activities
 
    
  On November 23, 2004, Corn Products International, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing the closing of two plants as part of a manufacturing optimization plan. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
     
Item 7.01
  Regulation FD Disclosure
 
    
  The Registrant previously disclosed that it expects full year 2004 diluted earnings per share to increase in the range of 23 percent to 26 percent over diluted earnings per share of $2.11 for 2003. The aforementioned guidance does not reflect the after tax charge of $13.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted common share, associated with the manufacturing optimization plan that will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2004.
     
Exhibit 99
  Press Release dated November 23, 2004.

 

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  CORN PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 		  
Date: November 23, 2004  By:   /s/ Cheryl K. Beebe    
    Cheryl K. Beebe   
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer