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Ashland Inc. (ASH)At 11:53AM ET: 36.74  Up 1.16 (3.26%)  
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Ashland Inc.
50 E RiverCenter Boulevard
PO Box 391
Covington, KY 41012-0391
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Phone: 859-815-3333
Web Site: http://www.ashland.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Chemicals - Major Diversified
Full Time Employees:N/A

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Ashland, Inc. operates as a diversified chemical company in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in four segments: Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Distribution, Valvoline, and Ashland Water Technologies. The Ashland Performance Materials segment engages in the manufacture and supply of specialty chemicals and services to the building and construction, transportation, metal casting, marine, and packaging and converting markets. It also offers metal casting consumables and design services; unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, and gelcoats; and adhesives and specialty resins. The Ashland Distribution segment distributes chemicals, plastics, and composite raw materials in North America, as well as plastics in Europe. It also provides environmental services, including hazardous and nonhazardous waste collection, recovery, recycling, and disposal services. The Valvoline segment involves in the production and marketing of packaged automotive lubricants, chemicals, appearance products, antifreeze, and filters for the private passenger car, light truck, and heavy duty markets. It also operates in the oil change business through various outlets operating under the ‘Valvoline Instant Oil Change’ brand name. The Ashland Water Technologies segment supplies chemical and non-chemical water treatment solutions for industrial, municipal, and commercial facilities. It offers industrial, commercial, and institutional water treatments; wastewater treatment; paint and coating additives; pulp and paper processing; and mining chemistries. This segment also provides boiler and cooling water treatments; fuel treatments; welding, refrigerant, and sealing products; and fire fighting, safety, and rescue products and services for the merchant marine industry. Ashland was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Covington, Kentucky with additional offices in Dublin, Ohio; Barendrecht, Netherlands; Lexington and Russell, Kentucky.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Ashland Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 91.7% of S&P 400 companies and 97.4% of Materials companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. James J. O'Brien , 54
    Exec. Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 1.56M $ 0
    Mr. Lamar M. Chambers , 54
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP, Member of Operating Committee and Member of the Exec. Committee
    $ 405.00K $ 159.00K
    Mr. Sam Mitchell Jr., 48
    VP, Pres of Ashland Consumer Markets and Member of Operating Committee
    $ 659.00K $ 0
    Mr. David L. Hausrath , 57
    Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Chairman of Compliance Committee, Member of Operating Committee and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 583.00K $ 0
    Mr. Charles Whitehead ,
    Pres
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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