Skydrol® Continues 60 Year Anniversary Celebration in Russia

Business Wire, Sept 19, 2008

ST. LOUIS & MOSCOW -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) continued the 60th anniversary celebration of Skydrol([R]), the world's leading fire-resistant aviation hydraulic fluid, by sponsoring a technical conference in Moscow, Russia, on August 21, 2008. Approximately 70 people representing airframe manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, commercial airlines and distributors attended the conference. The conference provided an overview regarding various aviation hydraulic fluid matters as well as a series of presentations focusing on developments in hydraulic fluid technology and best practices for working with Skydrol(www.skydrol.com).

Companies, airlines and agencies represented at the conference included: Transaero, S7, GTK Rossia, AirAstana, KD Avia, Tesis, IFK Technique, Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport, and the Ministry of Industry. In addition, several companies shared their experiences in using Skydrol aviation hydraulic fluids, including: Antonov, Sukhoi, Tupolev, Rubin, and VladAvia.

"Solutia has worked closely with the Russian commercial aviation industry for many years," said Dale Kline, global commercial director for Specialty Fluids, Solutia Inc. "Through customer-focused technical seminars such as this one, we are able to continue to demonstrate the value that we provide to our customers in this area of the world."

Over the past 60 years, the market for Skydrol has grown significantly around the world. It has become the most advanced line of aviation hydraulic fluids, with approvals from the world's largest airframe manufacturers specifying phosphate ester hydraulic fluids. Skydrol has also been approved for use by several Russian airframe manufacturers on aircraft including Tupolev-204, Tupolev-214, Ilushin-86, Ilushin 96, Antonov-148, Sukhoi Super Jet 100 and Beriev-200.

Note to Editors: Skydrol is a registered trademark of Solutia Inc.

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Corporate Profile

Solutia is a market-leading performance materials and specialty chemicals company. The company focuses on providing solutions for a better life through a range of products, including: Saflex[R] interlayer for laminated glass; CPFilms[R] aftermarket window films sold under the LLumar[R] brand and others; high-performance nylon polymers and fibers sold under brands such as Vydyne[R] and Wear-Dated[R]; and technical specialties including the Flexsys[R] family of chemicals for the rubber industry, Skydrol[R] aviation hydraulic fluid and Therminol[R] heat transfer fluid. Solutia's businesses are world leaders in each of their market segments. With its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, the company operates globally with approximately 6,000 employees in more than 60 locations. More information is available at www.Solutia.com.