Exhibit 99.4

         (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
       Ashland Performance Materials' average sales per shipping day)


              Average Net Sales per Shipping Day ($, Millions)

               2001       2002       2003       2004       2005       2006
              ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------

January        2.619      2.611      2.856      3.159      5.176      5.258
February       2.932      3.295      3.457      3.562      5.593      5.816
March          3.017      3.226      3.512      3.812      5.570      5.200
April          3.145      3.346      3.716      4.341      5.989      6.156
May            2.937      3.360      3.597      4.287      6.183      5.641
June           3.667      3.613      3.808      4.454      5.812      5.845
July           3.260      3.097      3.385      4.274      5.425      5.886
August         2.977      3.269      3.210      4.286      5.293      5.501
September      3.335      3.425      3.903      4.260      5.264      5.663
October        3.231      3.430      3.786      4.933      5.955      6.083
November       3.296      3.696      4.144      5.262      6.030      6.149
December       3.051      3.275      3.649      4.652      5.305      5.800