UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q/A

þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from          to

Sterling Chemicals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		76-0502785
(State or other jurisdiction of		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)
333 Clay Street, Suite 3600		(713) 650-3700
Houston, Texas 77002-4109		(Registrant’s telephone number,
(Address of principal executive offices)		including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o.

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o.

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ.

     As of October 31, 2010, Sterling Chemicals, Inc. had 2,828,460 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

          This Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) hereby amends the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010, which the registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2010. This Amendment is being filed in order to correct Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Form 10-Q, which inadvertently omitted certain language relating to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

          This Amendment does not reflect events after the date of the filing of the Quarterly Report and does not modify or update disclosures made in the Quarterly Report except to correct the language in Exhibit 31.1 and Exhibit 31.2. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with such Form 10-Q and the registrant’s filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the date of such Form 10-Q.

Exhibits filed with the Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A:

Exhibit Number:		Description
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Principal Financial Officer.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.