<p>POWER OF ATTORNEY<br />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:<br />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;<br />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;<br />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<br />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.<br
/>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.<br />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.<br />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/ Guillermo Novo</p>