Ashland Inc.

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company serving customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical. Approximately 2,900 scientists, research chemists, engineers, and plant operators develop practical, innovative and elegant solutions to complex problems for customers in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1924 as an oil refinery in Ashland, Kentucky, the company evolved into one of the world's leading specialty chemical businesses with divisions spanning personal care, intermediates, life sciences, and specialty additives.