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 18, 2004



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


                                  DELAWARE
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                          (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 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         The following information is being furnished under Item 9.
"Regulation FD Disclosure."

         On January 30, 2004, Solutia Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary,
Solutia Europe S.A./N.V. ("SESA"), restructured its (euro)200 million, 6.25
percent Euro Notes ("Euronotes"), due in 2005. Pursuant to Section 9(m) of
the amended and restated terms and conditions of the Euronotes, contained in
Schedule 1 to the Fiscal Agency Agreement, SESA agreed to certain financial
reporting requirements including, among other things, filing quarterly
consolidating and consolidated financial statements, absent footnotes, of
SESA and its subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") on Form 8-K within 60 days after each quarter end commencing with
the quarter ended March 31, 2004 (referred to hereafter as "Financial
Statements"). The unaudited Financial Statements included in Exhibit 99 to
this Form 8-K satisfy these reporting requirements for the quarter ended
June 30, 2004. These Financial Statements include consolidated and
consolidating balance sheets, consolidated and consolidating statements of
operations and consolidated and consolidating statements of cash flows for
SESA and its subsidiaries, each as of and for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The Financial Statements
include the accounts of SESA and its subsidiaries and all significant
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation. These Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited financial statements and notes to consolidated financial
statements included in the Solutia Inc. 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed with the SEC on March 15, 2004, and Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K
included in Solutia's Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2004.

         The unaudited Financial Statements included in Exhibit 99 to this
Form 8-K have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America and are presented in U.S.
dollars. In addition, the Financial Statements reflect all adjustments that,
in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods
reported. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of
operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.



Exhibit Number              Description
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99                          Unaudited consolidated and consolidating financial statements of SESA and its
                            subsidiaries



         The information in Item 9, including the exhibit incorporated by
reference in Item 9, shall not be deemed "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/ Rosemary L. Klein
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                                            Secretary



DATE: August 18, 2004