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Focuses on approaches adopted by several companies in the U.S. for professional employee training programs despite economic difficulties. Use of a train-the-trainer employee training program by Brattle Systems for the Federal Aviation Administration; Development of internal training expertise at Solutia; Adoption of a supervisory and leadership training for Tenet Healthcare Corp. through Development Dimensions International. INSETS: The Art and Craft of Training for Training;Training Your Own IT Troubleshooters.

The article discusses Solutia, Inc. v. McWane, Inc., relating to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit understood the issue as a dispute over the relationship between section 107, recovery claims, and section 113(f)(2), contribution protection provisions. The court determined that the statutory provisions clashed, stating that CERCLA has to be read as a whole.

Confronts several commercial crimes committed in 2003. Settlement cost agreed upon by Monsanto and Solutia companies in a case of polychlorinated biphenyl pollution in Anniston, Alabama; Value of the fine awarded against mining company WR Grace; Settlement fees received by lawyers from several class-action lawsuits.

Reports on the use of an automated bar-code management system at the Flexsys plant in Nitro, West Virginia, to ensure compliance and accountability. Responsibilities of chemical producer George Arthur at the plant; Information on the system; Details on the implementation of the system.

Discusses the independence of Solutia from Monsanto. Suffering from high energy and raw material costs and low product prices; Introduction of high-performance films and contract pharmaceutical research services; Resolution of lawsuits involving polychlorinated biphenyls.

Presents news briefs on the chemical industry in the United States and Canada as of August 8, 2001. Joint venture between JLM Industries and phenol producer Solutia; Acquisition of ElastomerSolutions, an online exchange serving the elastomers industry, by Elemica; Restart of production at the Amodel polyphthalamide resins plant of BP at Augusta, Georgia.

Reports on the growth strategies of Saint Louis, Missouri-based fine chemicals manufacturer Solutia. Revenue targets; Financial performance in 1999; List of products; Cost reduction program; Portfolio restructuring; Acquisition of Swiss drug firm CarboGen; Integration of acquired firm Vianova Resins into the firm; Partnership with DuPont; Names of corporate officers.

Discusses the restructuring of the phosphate chemicals industry around the world. Restructuring efforts by Solutia and Albright and Wilson; Trends in phosphorus production; Rhodia's phosphate venture; Acquisition drive by Prayon; Monsanto's phosphate interests. INSET: Glyphosate drives phosphorus and other chemicals..

Focuses on the St. Louis, Missouri-based Solutia company, which is said to be in control of its destiny, and has assumed several short-term goals to guarantee its long-term survival. Company's goals; Some of the challenges the company encountered when it first started; Comments from Robert G. Potter, chairman and chief executive officer; Steps taken by the company to increase cash. INSET: Solutia at a glance.

The article discusses a court case between Solutia Inc. and its lenders. The chemical company filed a lawsuit against its lenders, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., to prevent them from backing out a financing deal that the parties agreed on. The settlement between parties involved includes $2 billion which will be used by Solutia Inc.

The article reviews several types of window films including glass film from Energy Film, Vista exterior window film from Solutia, and Prestige Ultra Safety and Security film from 3M.

This article reviews glass building materials including the Stax series of glass by Nathan Allan Glass Studios, SilentGlass Technology from the Safelex line from Solutia Inc., and Satin Deco from Guardian Industries Corp.

The article reports that Solutia Inc.'s 16th annual Doc Competition for contract interior design was held in December 2004 in New York City. The competition recognizes outstanding achievement in contract projects and products that feature Solutia Ultron nylon 6,6 fiber. The winners of the Product Design award include Bentley Prince Street for Moda Velvet; Constantine Commercial, for Precision Loc and Isobar; Fortune Contract for Loommate and Invision Carpet Systems for Edge.

This article informs that SaflexAC is a new protective interlayer for laminated glass from Solutia Inc. that offers improved sound reduction while maintaining performance and processing characteristics similar to the company's standard polyvinyl butyral, with the same overall glass thickness. The presented data was derived by tests on glass only with rigid framing and constant pressure. This anchoring mechanism has demonstrated improved correlation between glass-only tests and traditionally glazed architectural windows.

A new technology from Solutia Inc.'s Vanceva Design brand allows photographs or graphics to be captured in laminated glass while retaining the precision of digital technology. The technology can be used in applications including wayfinding systems, architectural graphics, and exhibition design. Since the image is encapsulated between two pieces of glass, there are no cleaning or durability issues.

Focuses on the decision of Solutia company to reinvent itself. Cost-cutting control that spurred the growth of the company; Factors that cause the decline in earnings of the company for 1998; Jobs and debt cut by the company as part of the reorganization; Top priority of Solutia; Details on the expansion plans of the company.

Features the Solutia showroom interior design by the Environments Group in Chicago, Illinois. Materials used to design the showroom; Design philosophy of Environments Group; Manufactures of furniture used in the interior design of the showroom.

Introduces FlexSys Corp.'s EZ-Net, a dedicated turnkey CD-ROM network. Installation and operation features; Menu system; Targeted customers; Contact information.

The article presents information on media reform in the U.S. As the author writes the article they are only a few days away from the National Conference for Media Reform and he is looking forward to talking with likeminded people about rolling back the influence of corporate U.S. on journalism. If the news media give the public accurate information in a thorough and understandable context, citizens will then make thoughtful decisions about how to run the country. But the giant corporations that own the news media have ignored the civic responsibility of journalism and dumbed down the news in order to increase profits. In any nation where justice is honored, the Monsanto Co. and Solutia Inc. executives and their corporate lawyers would be in the penitentiary. But, in the U.S., national and local governments actually expedite such larceny. And the public stands by and does absolutely nothing about it. Journalists, academics, activists and the public itself need to rebuild U.S.'s belief in government and democracy.

Presents the winners of the 2003 Solutia Doc Competition which recognized creative uses of carpet incorporating Solutia's Ultron nylon fiber. Allison Lascaro Russell; Lauren Rotet; Rod Vickroy.

Describes the design of the showroom of Solutia in Chicago, Illinois. Architecture firm that designed the showroom; Concept of the design; Features of the showroom.

Describes a chair donated by Solutia Inc. to the International Literacy Network. Location of the chair during the Annual Convention of International Reading Association in 2002.

Reports in Solutia's announcement of the winners at its 1998 DOC Awards for outstanding interior design during a presentation at the Rainbow Room in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Prizes given.

Highlights the announcements of the winners of the 1997 Doc Awards, by Solutia Incorporated. Inforamtion on a December 4th celebrations; Winners of the various categories; Indepth look at the awards.

Reports on the efforts of chemical company Solutia Inc. in its implementation of a business information technology (IT) infrastructure to support its employees worldwide. Details on the company's effort; Company which will provide the services for Solutia.

The article offers information on the acquisition of Solutia Inc. by Eastman Chemical Company. With the acquisition, Eastman agreed to pay 22 U.S. dollars in cash and 0.12 shares for each Solution share and will assume 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in Solutia debt. In-house legal counsel for Eastman include Theresa Lee and David Golden. Counsel for Solutia include Miriam Singer and Paul Berra III. Counsel for the Solutia board include lawyers from Faegre Baker Daniels.

This section offers news briefs pertaining to the chemical industry. Solutia plans to acquire some of the high-technology film manufacturing assets of Aimcore Technology. U.S.-based private equity firms Audax Group and Moelis Capital Partners have acquired Quest Specialty Chemicals. A technical panel has been formed by the Saudi government to resolve a dispute with the European Commission over the proposed European Union (EU) antidumping duties on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) coming from Saudi Arabia.

This section offers news briefs on the chemical industry. There is a plan by Mitsubushi Rayon's Lucite International unit to restart its idled methyl methacrylate plant in Beaumont, Texas in the first quarter of 2011. Solutia plans to boost the capacity of Saflex advanced acoustic polyvinyl butyral sheet at its facility in Gent, Belgium. A 24% drop in net income was posted by KMG Chemicals during its fiscal first quarter that ended October 31, 2010.

This section offers news briefs concerning the chemical industry as of April 2010. Earnings worth 24.8 million dollars were reported by Cytec Industries for the first quarter of 2010. Solutia decided to stop the production of primary accelerators, a type of rubber chemical, at its Antwerp, Belgium facility that is being operated by Monsanto. Ineos is planning to relocate its headquarters and tax residence from Lyndhurst in Great Britain to Lausanne, Switzerland.

This section offers news briefs on the chemical industry. The masterbatches facilities of Clariant will be closed and its production will be transferred to sites at Albion, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario. An 80% stake in CDC Carboline India has been acquired by RPM International's Carboline subsidiary. Solutia says it will reopen its insoluble sulfur plant at Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

The article focuses on the partnership of SK Capital Partners LP (SKC) founder Barry Siadat and Solutia Inc. chief executive officer Frederic Poses in creating Ascend Performance Materials in the U.S. SKC and Solutia have merged and renamed to create a better position in the nylon business industry. Siadat and Poses will adapt and apply the strategy used by SKC in operating the business.

The article focuses on Solutia, a chemical maker based in St. Louis, Missouri. It highlights how the company started and prospered in the chemical industry. It also discusses how it recovered from bankruptcy after assuming Monsanto's liabilities, as well as its impact to the company. Jeffry N. Quinn, Solutia's chief executive officer, notes how the company has thriven from its products and businesses which include nylon, rubber chemicals, Saflex polyvinyl butyral glass interlayer and CPFilms.

This section offers news briefs in the chemical industry. According to Solutia, its Flexsys America subsidiary has filed a patent-infringement complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Sinorgchem and two Korean firms. Arkema plans to build a new compounding line at its Bristol, Pennsylvania plant to increase capacity of Plexiglas acrylic resin and acrylic capstock specialty products. In Germany, chemical production increased 2.3% in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period.

The article reports on the opening of a new factory by Solutia Inc. for the Saflex business in Suzhou, China. Jeff Quinn, president of Solutia, noted that the facility reflected the commitment to operating and devote to substantial resources to seizing the growth opportunities. The plant offers sufficient space to accommodate production for architectural and lamination/glass fabrication markets.

The article provides information on adipic acid, used to manufacture nylon 6,6 plasticizers, grease, and polyurethane. There is the fast growth of the industry in China, however, the demand in Asia is weaker. The emergence of Solutia Inc. has changed the trend in the market, affecting domestic suppliers of adipic acid, while increasing foreign supplies. The event has triggered the increase of its prices in 2006.

The article presents updates on the chemical industry. Solutia expects to emerge from bankruptcy by year-end after reaching a settlement with all major parties in its Chapter 11 cases. Air Liquide has agreed to acquire Scott Specialty Gases, a producer of specialty gases. H.B. Fuller reported third-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $28.4 million, or 46 cts/share, up 23% compared to the same quarter in 2006.

The article presents news briefs in the chemical industry. Solutia has agreed to acquire full ownership of Flexsys, its 5050 rubber chemicals joint venture with Akzo Nobel. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) plans to invest up to $100 million to expand its biodiesel terminal facilities in Houston, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana and New York. In another news, a lawsuit has been filed by the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) in federal court seeking to prevent Monsanto from requiring the farm supply firms.

This article presents news briefs on the chemical industry. Enzymes technology provider and custom manufacturer Codexis says it has raised $37 million in a recent round of financing, bringing the total raised to $72 million. Nova Chemicals says it will reach a cost-reduction rate of $45 million/year by the end of the third quarter, and expects to meet its restructuring cost-reduction goal of $65 million/year by year-end. Solutia says it has completed the sale of its pharma services business unit to custom manufacturing firm Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals (Ahmedabad, India) for $74.5 million, subject to a working capital adjustment.

The article presents news items related to executives of ceramic companies in the United States as of April 2006. Kent Davies was hired by Solutia Inc. as president of its CPFilms business. Harry Steltmann has assumed the role of vice chairman at Eclipse Inc. Stephen F. Angel was promoted to president and chief operating officer at Praxair Inc.

This article reports that Solutia Inc. and GTC Technology Corp. have developed a one-step phenol process that is claimed to minimize acetone byproduct production. The benzene-to-phenol method is a gas-phase reaction of benzene with nitrous oxide (N2O) over a zeolite catalyst. The technology is a high-selectivity oxidation method with high yields to phenol. It does not consume propylene and generates no acetone as a processing byproduct. Improved selectivity for phenol improves distillation measures to produce resin-grade phenol. The solid catalyzed gas-phase reaction of benzene is accomplished via three steps such as N2O preparation, AlpbOx process and phenol purification.

Presents updates on the chemical industry in the U.S., as of October 22, 2003. Bond restructuring discussion of Solutia with its bondholders; Decision of Flexsys to close its rubber chemical plant in West Virginia; Acquisition of a stake owned by Arab Potash Co. by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan.

Presents news briefs on the chemical industry, as of August 2003. Problems of Solutia with the refinancing of its debt obligation due to its on-going class-action lawsuits related to polychlorinated biphenyl contamination in Alabama; Plan of BASF to acquire Callery Chemical from Mine Safety Appliances; Completion of a specialties swap deal between GE Specialty Materials and Crompton.

Presents an update on the stock market performance of chemical companies as of May 14, 2003. OM Group; Solutia; Bayer AG.

Presents an update on the chemical industry as of April 30, 2003. Operating profits reported by Eastman Chemical; First-quarter loss reported by Solutia; Increase in the process industries revenue of Shaw Group; Antidumping duties imposed by Argentina on polyvinyl chloride resins from the U.S. and Mexico.

Deals with the stock market performance of several chemical companies in the U.S., as of February 2003. MEMC Electronics Materials; DuPont Photomasks; Genencor; Solutia.