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Ashland Inc. is a global specialty chemicals company serving customers in pharmaceutical, personal care, coatings, construction, energy, and food and beverage markets. The company produces specialty additives and ingredients that enhance the performance, quality, and appearance of consumer and industrial products. Ashland's portfolio includes cellulose ethers, vinyl pyrrolidone polymers, biofunctionals, and specialty adhesives used in pharmaceutical tablet coatings, personal care formulations, paint and coatings, and construction materials. The company operates through Life Sciences (pharmaceutical, personal care, nutraceutical ingredients), Personal Care and Household (consumer product ingredients), Specialty Additives (coatings, construction, energy additives), and Intermediates and Solvents segments. Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Ashland has transformed from a diversified conglomerate into a focused specialty chemicals company. The company benefits from innovation in high-performance ingredients, formulation expertise, and customer co-development relationships while navigating raw material costs and competitive specialty chemical markets.