EX-99.6 7 ex996.htm ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GROSS PROFIT ex996.htm

Exhibit 99.6
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Performance Materials' gross profit)

3 Month Rolling Average (%)
        
             
 
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
January
23.4
22.3
21.0
17.3
21.3
20.5
February
24.2
21.8
21.6
18.6
22.2
19.7
March
26.0
20.9
21.8
20.7
22.9
20.5
April
27.8
21.2
22.0
21.5
23.4
21.0
May
28.1
20.8
20.8
21.6
24.2
21.4
June
27.9
22.0
20.2
22.6
25.0
21.9
July
26.7
22.2
20.0
22.7
24.6
 21.2
August
25.4
23.1
19.6
22.9
22.8
 20.1
September
24.7
21.6
17.7
21.2
20.3
 18.1
October
24.8
22.2
16.9
21.6
20.4
 18.4
November
24.4
21.7
16.8
20.9
20.8
18.7
December
23.8
22.6
16.6
21.6
21.1
  


12 Month Rolling Average (%)
        
             
 
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
January
22.7
25.4
21.7
18.9
21.8
22.2
February
23.2
25.0
21.8
18.9
21.9
21.9
March
23.8
24.4
22.0
18.8
22.1
21.7
April
24.3
23.8
21.9
19.0
22.3
21.6
May
24.8
23.1
21.8
19.3
22.5
21.2
June
25.2
22.8
21.5
19.7
22.8
21.0
July
25.5
22.6
21.3
19.9
22.8
 20.8
August
25.5
22.5
20.9
20.2
22.5
 20.5
September
25.8
22.1
20.4
20.4
22.5
 20.3
October
25.7
22.0
19.8
20.9
22.4
 20.2
November
25.6
21.9
19.5
21.1
22.5
20.0
December
25.6
21.8
18.9
21.6
22.3