Headquartered in Covington, Ky., USA, Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a publicly traded specialty chemicals company with operations and sales in more than 100 countries. In fiscal 2009, our annual revenue exceeded $8 billion.

With more than 14,000 people worldwide, we operate through five commercial units: Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Consumer Markets (Valvoline) and Ashland Distribution.