Exhibit 99.6
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Performance Materials gross profit)
| 3 Month Rolling Average (%) | ||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| January | 22.3 | 21.0 | 17.3 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 17.3 |
| February | 21.8 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 22.2 | 19.7 | 17.1 |
| March | 20.9 | 21.8 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 20.5 | 18.1 |
| April | 21.2 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 21.0 | 18.5 |
| May | 20.8 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 24.2 | 21.4 | 18.1 |
| June | 22.0 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 25.0 | 21.9 | 17.5 |
| July | 22.2 | 20.0 | 22.7 | 24.6 | 21.2 | 16.1 |
| August | 23.1 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 20.1 | |
| September | 21.6 | 17.7 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 18.1 | |
| October | 22.2 | 16.9 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 18.4 | |
| November | 21.7 | 16.8 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 18.7 | |
| December | 22.6 | 16.6 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 18.2 | |
| 12 Month Rolling Average (%) | ||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| January | 25.4 | 21.7 | 18.9 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 19.4 |
| February | 25.0 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 19.4 |
| March | 24.4 | 22.0 | 18.8 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 19.1 |
| April | 23.8 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 18.9 |
| May | 23.1 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 18.5 |
| June | 22.8 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 21.0 | 18.0 |
| July | 22.6 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 22.8 | 20.8 | 17.6 |
| August | 22.5 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 22.5 | 20.5 | |
| September | 22.1 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 20.3 | |
| October | 22.0 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 20.2 | |
| November | 21.9 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 20.0 | |
| December | 21.8 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 19.6 | |