Exhibit 99.2
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients sales)
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)* | |||||
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January | 62.0 | 62.7 | 70.6 | 60.1 | 74.9 |
February | 68.9 | 80.1 | 86.0 | 72.3 | 67.7 |
March | 73.0 | 76.2 | 98.9 | 90.5 | 97.5 |
April | 76.5 | 81.0 | 89.1 | 65.6 | 56.1 |
May | 70.9 | 81.2 | 96.8 | 74.8 | 78.9 |
June | 87.3 | 98.4 | 116.7 | 92.3 | 91.9 |
July | 80.8 | 78.5 | 77.7 | 67.2 | 68.6 |
August | 72.0 | 86.2 | 99.0 | 79.1 | 77.7 |
September | 85.7 | 92.5 | 112.2 | 90.3 | |
October | 68.2 | 72.8 | 71.9 | 67.2 | |
November | 70.2 | 89.3 | 79.3 | 73.2 | |
December | 75.3 | 86.6 | 80.1 | 69.1 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)* | |||||
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January | 67.5 | 74.3 | 82.8 | 89.0 | 76.4 |
February | 67.8 | 75.2 | 83.3 | 87.8 | 76.0 |
March | 68.8 | 75.5 | 85.2 | 87.1 | 76.6 |
April | 68.8 | 76.7 | 87.1 | 85.2 | 75.8 |
May | 68.8 | 76.7 | 87.1 | 83.4 | 76.1 |
June | 69.9 | 77.7 | 88.7 | 81.3 | 76.1 |
July | 71.0 | 77.5 | 88.6 | 80.5 | 76.2 |
August | 71.8 | 78.7 | 89.7 | 78.8 | 76.1 |
September | 72.8 | 79.2 | 91.3 | 77.0 | |
October | 72.7 | 79.6 | 91.2 | 76.6 | |
November | 73.1 | 81.2 | 90.4 | 76.0 | |
December | 74.2 | 82.1 | 89.9 | 75.1 |
*NOTE: Information from October 2008 and prior represent the pre-acquisition operations of Hercules' Aqualon Group acquired on November 13, 2008. The 12 month rolling sales average will continue to include pre-acquisition results through November 2009.