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Solutia traces its roots back to 1901 and the founding of the Monsanto Company. Solutia was founded in 1997 as a spin-off company of Monsanto for the purpose of developing specialty chemicals. Solutia s products are produced in four categories that include films and glass products, such as automotive glass and residential windows; nylon, which includes carpet and nylon polymers and plastics; pharmaceutical services; and specialty products, such as heat transfer fluids, aviation hydraulic fluids and cleaning solvents. Solutia carries out its operations through approximately 60 locations in more than 30 countries. The company employs nearly 6,000 people at these sites. Solutia maintains its headquarters in St. Louis.

Founded in 1914, Cooper Bussman manufactures a variety of North American and European-style fuses for the electrical, electronic and transportation industries. The company also offers inductors, transformers, fuse holders and blocks, capacitors, and telecom protection and surge suppression devices. It sells products under the Cooper Bussmann brand. Cooper Bussman provides engineering, training and testing services. Its products are used in automotive instrument panels, notebook computers, battery packs, motor control circuits and mobile phones. The company operates more than 10 manufacturing facilities in the Unites States, Denmark, China, India, South Korea, Brazil and the United Kingdom. Cooper Bussman is a wholly owned division of Cooper Industries, which is one of the leading manufacturers of electrical products and tools and hardware in the world.