EX-99.3 4 ex99-3.htm ASHLAND AQUALON FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS VOLUME IN METRIC TONS ex99-3.htm
 
Exhibit 99.3
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients volume in Metric Tons)
 
Metric Tons (in thousands)*
        
           
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009
January
14.2
12.2
12.8
 13.7  11.3
February
14.4
13.4
15.4
 16.5  13.7
March
13.5
15.2
14.5
 18.4  21.4
April
16.3
15.5
15.9
 16.8   
May
15.4
14.6
16.2
 18.0   
June
16.2
18.0
19.3
21.7 
 
July
14.5
16.7
16.0
15.1 
  
August
14.2
14.8
18.1
17.9 
 
September
15.8
17.5
18.7
20.2 
 
October
16.0
14.1
14.5
13.3 
  
November
15.1
14.6
18.3
 15.2   
December
14.3
15.2
17.2
 15.8   

 
12 Month Rolling Average (in thousands)*
        
           
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009
January
15.2
14.8
15.2
 16.5  16.7
February
15.2
14.8
15.4
 16.6  16.4
March
15.2
14.9
15.3
 16.9  16.7
April
15.1
14.8
15.5
 17.1   
May
15.1
14.8
15.5
 17.1   
June
15.1
14.9
15.6
17.3 
  
July
14.9
15.1
 15.5
 17.3 
 
August
14.9
15.1
15.8
17.2 
  
September
14.9
15.3
 15.9
17.4 
  
October
14.9
15.1
15.9
17.3 
  
November
15.1
15.1
16.3
 17.0   
December
15.0
15.2
16.4
 16.9   

*NOTE:  Information from October 2008 and prior represent the pre-acquisition operations of Hercules' Aqualon Group acquired on November 13, 2008.  The 12 month rolling average will continue to include pre-acquisition results through November 2009.