Boeing Commercial Airplanes Puget Sound Selects Skydrol Aviation Hydraulic Fluid

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17, 2004 – Solutia Inc. (OTCBB:SOLUQ) today announced that Boeing Commercial Airplanes Puget Sound has selected Skydrol as its fire-resistant aviation hydraulic fluid.

"This means all of the production aircraft made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes Puget Sound will continue to be filled with Skydrol," said Dale Kline, global business director, specialty fluids, Solutia Inc. "We’re pleased that Boeing Commercial Airplanes Puget Sound continues to recognize Skydrol as a key part of its commitment to excellence in technology and service."

Skydrol is the world’s most advanced line of fire-resistant aviation hydraulic fluids, which are approved by all airframe manufacturers specifying phosphate-ester hydraulic fluids. It has been part of the commercial aviation industry’s commitment to safety and reliability for fire resistance and excellence in performance for over 50 years.

For more information about Skydrol, call 1-800-260-4150, visit www.skydrol.com or send a request on company letterhead to Solutia Inc., Skydrol-2S, P.O. Box 66760, St. Louis, MO, 63166; or to Solutia Europe S.A./N.V., Customer Service Centre, Rue Laid Burniat 3, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve (Sud), Belgium.

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

Corporate Profile: Solutia (http://www.Solutia.com) uses world-class skills in applied chemistry to create value-added solutions for customers, whose products improve the lives of consumers every day. Solutia is a world leader in performance films for laminated safety glass and after-market applications; process development and scale-up services for pharmaceutical fine chemicals; specialties such as water treatment chemicals, heat transfer fluids and aviation hydraulic fluid and an integrated family of nylon products including high-performance polymers and fibers.

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Source: Solutia Inc.
St. Louis
11/17/04