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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 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 true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his 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"), covering the
registration of senior and subordinated debt securities, common stock,
preferred stock, or any hybrid or combination thereof ("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 15th day of September, 2000.
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/s/ John C. Hunter /s/ R.A. Clausen
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John C. Hunter III, Chairman, President, Chief Robert A. Clausen, Senior Vice President
Executive Officer and Director and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ J.M. Sullivan /s/ M.E. Miller
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James M. Sullivan, Vice President and Michael E. Miller, Vice Chairman,
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/ Robert T. Blakely /s/ Paul H. Hatfield
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Robert T. Blakely, Director Paul H. Hatfield, Director
/s/ Robert H. Jenkins /s/ Frank A. Metz, Jr.
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Robert H. Jenkins, Director Frank A. Metz, Jr., Director
/s/ J. Patrick Mulcahy /s/ Robert G. Potter
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J. Patrick Mulcahy, Director Robert G. Potter, Director
/s/ William D. Ruckelshaus /s/ John B. Slaughter
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William D. Ruckelshaus, Director John B. Slaughter, Director
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