Exhibit 99.2
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients sales)
| Monthly Sales ($ in millions)* | |||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| January | 62.7 | 70.6 | 60.1 | 74.9 | 76.3 |
| February | 80.1 | 86.0 | 72.3 | 67.7 | 81.4 |
| March | 76.2 | 98.9 | 90.5 | 97.5 | 112.2 |
| April | 81.0 | 89.1 | 65.6 | 56.1 | 86.8 |
| May | 81.2 | 96.8 | 74.8 | 78.9 | 100.8 |
| June | 98.4 | 116.7 | 92.3 | 91.9 | 115.8 |
| July | 78.5 | 77.7 | 67.2 | 68.6 | |
| August | 86.2 | 99.0 | 79.1 | 77.7 | |
| September | 92.5 | 112.2 | 90.3 | 92.7 | |
| October | 72.8 | 71.9 | 67.2 | 68.2 | |
| November | 89.3 | 79.3 | 73.2 | 68.4 | |
| December | 86.6 | 80.1 | 69.1 | 79.2 |
| 12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)* | |||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| January | 74.3 | 82.8 | 89.0 | 76.4 | 76.9 |
| February | 75.2 | 83.3 | 87.8 | 76.0 | 78.1 |
| March | 75.5 | 85.2 | 87.1 | 76.6 | 79.3 |
| April | 76.7 | 87.1 | 85.2 | 75.8 | 81.9 |
| May | 76.7 | 87.1 | 83.4 | 76.1 | 83.7 |
| June | 77.7 | 88.7 | 81.3 | 76.1 | 85.7 |
| July | 77.5 | 88.6 | 80.5 | 76.2 | |
| August | 78.7 | 89.7 | 78.8 | 76.1 | |
| September | 79.2 | 91.3 | 77.0 | 76.3 | |
| October | 79.6 | 91.2 | 76.6 | 76.4 | |
| November | 81.2 | 90.4 | 76.0 | 76.0 | |
| December | 82.1 | 89.9 | 75.1 | 76.8 |
*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.