ASHLAND INC.

Ashland Inc. manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals and additives for industrial and consumer applications across pharmaceuticals, personal care, coatings, and agriculture. The company operates through four segments: Life Sciences, which supplies controlled-release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, and nutrition ingredients; Personal Care, offering natural and biodegradable ingredients for oral care and household products; Specialty Additives, providing rheology modifiers, foam control agents, and advanced ceramics for catalytic converters and electronic components; and Intermediates, producing 1,4 butanediol and derivatives including n-methylpyrrolidone.

The company serves customers across diverse end markets including architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Its product portfolio spans rheology modifiers, surfactants, solubilizers, stabilizers, and performance polymers designed for specific manufacturing and formulation requirements.

Ashland operates with approximately 2,900 full-time employees and maintains a global footprint across North and Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company was founded in 1924 and is publicly traded on the NYSE.