EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm ASHLAND AQUALON FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS AVERAGE SALES PER SHIPPING DAY ex99-1.htm
 
Exhibit 99.1
 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients average sales per shipping day)
 
Average Sales per Shipping Day ($ in millions)*
 
           
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009 
January
3.240
2.951
2.851
 3.208 2.864 
February
3.268
3.445
4.005
 4.093 3.616 
March
2.755
3.172
3.465
 4.945 4.112 
April
3.586
4.025
4.050
 4.048  
May
3.438
3.222
3.690
4.610
  
June
3.352
3.967
4.686
5.558
  
July
3.362
4.042
3.739
3.531
  
August
2.751
3.129
3.748
4.715
  
September
3.497
4.286
4.868
5.343
  
October
3.286
3.101
3.164
3.125
  
November
3.299
3.510
4.466
 4.404  
December
3.079
3.966
4.560
 3.817  
 
*NOTE:  Information from October 2008 and prior represent the pre-acquisition operations of Hercules' Aqualon Group acquired on November 13, 2008.