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Technical Specialties

Solutia’s Technical Specialties segment consists of three businesses, each of which holds the #1 position in its market:

  • Flexsys® is the world leader in chemicals for the rubber and tire industry. Its products are vital for the quality and performance of virtually everything made of rubber.
  • Therminol® is the world leader in high-temperature synthetic heat transfer fluids, and is used in a wide variety of industrial processes around the globe.
  • Skydrol® is the world leader in aviation hydraulic fluids, and is used in most commercial aircraft in the skies today.

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Smart Facts
  • Flexsys® products can be found in virtually every tire made today.
  • As the world's leading aviation hydraulic fluid, Skydrol® has been used in commercial and passenger flights since 1948, which also makes it the most time-tested fluid on the market today.
  • Therminol® heat transfer fluids can support industrial processes from -115ºC (-175 ºF) to temperatures up to 400ºC (750 ºF).
  • Crystex® vulcanizing agent from Flexsys makes tires more durable by strengthening the bond between rubber and steel in steel-belted radial tires.