Exhibit 24.5
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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That each person whose signature appears below, as a Director or Officer of
SOLUTIA SYSTEMS, INC. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation with its
general offices in the County of St. Louis, Missouri, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Karl R. Barnickol and Karen L. Knopf, or either of
them acting alone, to be his or her true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 and any and all amendments thereto to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), including any subsequent
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), covering the
registration of senior and subordinated debt securities, guarantees of
debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, or any hybrid or combination
thereof, equity purchase contracts, and equity purchase units ("Securities"),
including without limitation, warrants or other rights to purchase
Securities and Securities convertible into other Securities, to be issued
by the Company from time to time after the Registration Statement becomes
effective, giving and granting unto said attorneys full power and authority
to do and perform such actions as fully as they might have done or could do
if personally present and executing any of said documents.

Dated and effective as of the 26th day of February, 2002.


                               /s/ Frank Riddick, Jr.
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                               Frank Riddick, Jr.
                               Director


                               /s/ J.F. Quinn
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                               Jeff F. Quinn
                               Treasurer and Director
                               (Principal Financial and
                               Accounting Officer)


                               /s/ Kevin Wilson
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                               C. Kevin Wilson
                               President and Director
                               (Principal Executive Officer)