Solutia to Buy Out Mexican Joint Venture Partner, Transaction Will

Solutia to Buy Out Mexican Joint Venture Partner, Transaction Will Help Meet Increasing Global Demand for Solutia PVB (ChemPoint)
ST. LOUIS and PUEBLA, Mexico, November 28, 2005 -- Solutia Inc., the world leader in the production and sale of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers, today announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Vitro Plan, S.A. de C.V. to purchase Vitro Plan's 51 percent stake in its joint venture with Solutia, known as Quimica M, S.A. de C.V. As a result, Solutia will become the sole owner of

Copper Declines in London as Consumers Delay Purchases of Metal (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Copper dropped in London as consumers delayed purchases after the metal used in wiring and plumbing traded near a record high.

Out of Africa, back to A.C. (Arkcity.net)
Editor's note: Monica and Paul Hinson, of Arkansas City, went to Kenya last summer for a short term mission project. This is Monica's first-person account of her trip.