<p><strong>POWER OF ATTORNEY</strong></p>
<p>Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Robin E. Lampkin, and Serena S, Kenost, each signing singly
and so long as such individual remains an officer of Ashland Inc. (the
"Company"), as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</p> <p>1)
prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and
submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;</p> <p>2) execute
for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder,
and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in
connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of
securities of the Company;</p> <p>3) do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such
form or report with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and</p> <p>4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.</p> <p>The undersigned hereby grants to
each such attorney-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p> <p>This Power of
Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</p> <p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 06 day of September,
2023.</p> <p>/s/ J. KEVIN WILLIS</p>