Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a FORTUNE 500, global specialty chemicals company, provides innovative products, services and solutions to customers around the globe. Ashland has sales and operations in the United States and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Our operations include five divisions: Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Consumer Markets (Valvoline) and Ashland Distribution. We're a growing, dynamic company with a vision that gives us a strong sense of who we are and an unyielding commitment to how we practice business. Our Vision, Values, Mission and Operating Principles have been developed to reflect not only our day-to-day work on our core business strategies, but also to guide us through the challenges and opportunities that come with global expansion and rapidly changing markets. Meet our Officers and our Board of Directors and view our Governance Guidelines and Director Independence Standards by which we hold ourselves accountable to Ashland's shareholders, employees, suppliers and customers. Ashland. A company on the move.