Ashland Inc.

News and overview for Ashland Inc.

Ashland Inc. CFO Chambers to Speak Dec. 2 at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 9 hours 27 minutes ago
Ashland Inc. CFO Chambers to Speak Dec. 2 at Bank...president and chief financial officer of Ashland Inc. , will make a presentation at the Bank...com or by calling 859-815-4454. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...


Ashland Inc. Chairman and CEO O'Brien to Speak Dec. 2 at J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 3 hours 54 minutes ago
Ashland Inc. Chairman and CEO O'Brien to Speak...chairman and chief executive officer of Ashland Inc. , will participate in the J.P. Morgan...ashland.com following the event. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...


Ashland Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 10 hours 4 minutes ago
...The board of directors of Ashland Inc. today declared a quarterly cash...Ashland common stock outstanding. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...Desk photodesk@prnewswire.com Ashland Inc. CONTACT: Media Relations...


Ashland Inc. CFO Chambers to Speak Nov. 12 at Longbow Research Paper, Packaging and Chemicals Investor Conference [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 16 days 6 hours 22 minutes ago
Ashland Inc. CFO Chambers to Speak Nov. 12 at Longbow...president and chief financial officer of Ashland Inc. , will make a presentation at the Longbow...com or by calling 859-815-4454. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...


Ashland Inc. Reports Increased Fiscal Fourth-Quarter Earnings [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 25 days 14 hours 56 minutes ago
COVINGTON, Ky., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc.


Ashland Inc. Names Gregg Vice President, Tax [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 27 days 12 hours 56 minutes ago
...Scott A. Gregg will join Ashland Inc. effective Nov. 16 as vice president...the Tax Executives Institute. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...Media Relations: Jim Vitak, Ashland Inc., +1-614-790-3715,jevitak...


Ashland Inc. Announces Voluntary Stock Contribution to Company's Pension Plan [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 52 days 17 hours 52 minutes ago
Ashland Inc. Announces Voluntary Stock Contribution...Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc. today announced that it plans to make...expected to be made in early November. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...


Ashland Inc. CFO Chambers to Speak Sept. 16 at Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 10 hours 54 minutes ago
Ashland Inc. CFO Chambers to Speak Sept. 16 at Credit...president and chief financial officer of Ashland Inc. , will make a presentation at the Credit...or by calling 859-815-4454. Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...


Ashland Inc. Completes Sale of Drew Marine to J.F. Lehman & Co. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 83 days 8 hours 53 minutes ago
Ashland Inc. Completes Sale of Drew Marine to J...Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc. today completed the sale of its global...please visit www.jflpartners.com Ashland Inc. provides specialty chemical products...


Research and Markets: Global Market Opportunities of Alkylamines - Primarily Used as Intermediates in the Production of Pesticides, Solvents, Surfactants, and Rubber Processing Chemicals [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 18 hours 16 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/72d985/alkylamines_glob) has announced the addition of the "Alkylamines - Global Market Opportunities" report to their offering.


Valvoline(R) Engine Guarantee Helps 'Clunkers' Buyers Keep Their New Vehicles for up to 300,000 Miles [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 66 days 15 hours 54 minutes ago
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If you're the lucky owner of one of those 700,000 new vehicles purchased in the government's "cash for clunkers" program, there's no time like the present to take advantage of another terrific offer. Why not protect your major new investment with Valvoline(R) motor oil so that you can guarantee its engine for up to 300,000 miles?


Critical Alerts for ExxonMobil, MetLife, Steel Dynamics, Ashland, and Williams-Sonoma Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 47 days 16 hours 22 minutes ago
...ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: ExxonMobil Corp. , MetLife, Inc. , Steel Dynamics Inc. , Ashland Inc. , and Williams-Sonoma Inc. . In today's unsure markets these brief PriceWatch Alerts contain...


Ashland posts 4Q profit
Cincinnati Enquirer, The | 24 days 15 hours 16 minutes ago
COVINGTON -- Chemical maker Ashland Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating analyst estimates.


John K. Wulff and Burton M. Joyce Join Chemtura s Board of Directors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 12 hours 46 minutes ago
Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession (Pink Sheets: CEMJQ) (the “Company” or “Chemtura”) today announced that John K. Wulff and Burton M. ”Burt” Joyce have been appointed as independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Wulff will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Mr. Joyce will serve on the Board’s Finance & Pension Committee.


Ashland reports 4th-quarter profit
Yahoo! | 25 days 12 hours 41 minutes ago
COVINGTON, Ky. – Chemical maker Ashland Inc. on Wednesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit, as the company cut costs to offset a sales decline.





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Company Overview


Company: Ashland Inc.
Industry: Chemical Distribution
Website: http://www.ashland.com

Ashland is built on chemicals and cars. The company consists of five business units. Ashland Distribution, which represents half of its business, buys chemicals and plastics and then blends and repackages them for distribution in Europe and North America. Ashland Performance Materials makes specialty resins, polymers, and adhesives. Ashland Hercules Water Technologies provides chemical and non-chemical products for commercial, industrial, and municipal water treatment facilities. Valvoline runs an oil-change chain and markets Valvoline motor oil and Zerex antifreeze. The last unit is Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, which makes additives for the personal care, food, and pharmaceutical industries.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 8,106 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Sales -3.3 (2009)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 71 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -57.5 (2009)
Number of Employees 11,900 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 1.7 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End September