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Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global specialty chemicals company, providing products, services and solutions for many of the world’s most essential industries. With more than $8 billion in revenue1 and nearly one-fourth of our earnings1 derived from products featuring renewable resources, we’re listed among the FORTUNE 500* and S&P MidCap 400*.
We have taken significant steps to refocus our enterprise within a very difficult economic environment, redesigning our business models to address the realities of the global marketplace and acquiring businesses in growth markets to enhance our specialty chemicals offerings.
Our objective has been to create a more focused company built upon a strong foundation of specialty chemicals businesses that better position us to generate predictable, consistent earnings and strong cash flows.
With customers in more than 100 countries, Ashland today operates through five commercial units:
- Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a global provider of specialty additives and functional ingredients derived from renewable and natural raw materials, serving the coatings additives, construction, energy, personal care, pharmaceuticals, food and other industries;
- Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, a leading specialty chemicals supplier to the pulp and paper, commercial and institutional, mining, chemicals, general manufacturing and municipal wastewater-treatment industries;
- Ashland Performance Materials, a global producer of specialty resins, adhesives and metal casting consumables serving the construction, transportation, infrastructure, packaging and converting, and energy markets;
- Ashland Consumer Markets, a leading innovator and supplier of high-performance lubricants, automotive chemicals and appearance products, including those marketed under the Valvoline® and Eagle One® brands, and operator and franchiser of Valvoline Instant Oil Change® centers; and
- Ashland Distribution, a leading provider of chemicals, plastics, composite materials and environmental services in North America and plastics in Europe.
1 Pro forma revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2009, including acquired Hercules businesses as if the acquisition had taken place on Oct. 1, 2008.
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