UNITED STATES

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 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): AUGUST 8, 2002


                                SOLUTIA INC.
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           (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


                                  DELAWARE
                                  --------
                          (STATE OF INCORPORATION)



            001-13255                                  43-1781797
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            (COMMISSION                                (IRS EMPLOYER
            FILE NUMBER)                               IDENTIFICATION NO.)



575 MARYVILLE CENTRE DRIVE, P.O. BOX 66760, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI     63166-6760
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                            (ZIP CODE)



                               (314) 674-1000
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             REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE









ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

         Exhibit Number                      Description
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         99.1            Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief
                         Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
                         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

         99.2            Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief
                         Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
                         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         Attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 8-K are the
certifications by Solutia's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of Solutia's Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002,
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These were sent
to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as correspondence on August
8, 2002.

            The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.









                                 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, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                              SOLUTIA INC.
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                                              (Registrant)



                                              /s/ Karl R. Barnickol
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                                              Secretary









DATE: AUGUST 8, 2002









                                EXHIBIT INDEX

These exhibits are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601
of Regulation S-K.

   Exhibit Number                           Description
   --------------                           -----------

   99.1                Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive
                       Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                       Act of 2002

   99.2                Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Financial
                       Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                       Act of 2002