Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Solutia Inc.
575 Maryville Centre Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
P.O. Box 66760
St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6760
Media: Dan Jenkins (314) 674-8552
Investors: Susannah Livingston (314) 674-8914
Solutia Receives Court Approval of Disclosure Statement
| Solicitation Period to Commence |
| Confirmation Hearing Set for November 29 |
ST. LOUIS – October 19, 2007 -- Solutia Inc. (OTCBB: SOLUQ), a leading manufacturer and provider of high-performance specialty materials and chemicals, today received approval of its disclosure statement from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. In today’s hearing the judge also set Nov. 29 as the date of Solutia’s confirmation hearing.
“With the disclosure statement approved, a fully consensual plan of reorganization in hand, and the confirmation hearing scheduled, we now have a clear path to emergence from Chapter 11,” said Jeffry N. Quinn, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Solutia Inc.
Solutia will soon proceed with the mailing of the solicitation materials to creditors and equity security holders. The court will hold a Nov. 29 hearing to confirm the plan, after which Solutia will emerge from Chapter 11.
To view the fifth amended plan of reorganization and disclosure statement, please visit http://www.solutia.com/reorganization/.
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Forward Looking Statements
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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; chemicals for the rubber industry; specialties such as heat transfer fluids and aviation hydraulic fluid; and an integrated family of nylon products including high-performance polymers and fibers.
Solutia ... Solutions for a Better Life.
Source: Solutia Inc.
St. Louis
10/19/07
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