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)*
        
           
 
2007
 2008 2009 2010 2011
January
12.8
 13.7 11.3 13.0 12.0 
February
15.4
 16.5 13.7 11.4 13.1 
March
14.5
 18.4 21.4 17.5 17.7 
April
15.9
 16.8 11.8 10.4  
May
16.2
 18.0 13.4 14.6  
June
19.3
21.7
 16.0 16.5  
July
16.0
15.1
  12.2 12.5  
August
18.1
17.9
 14.6 13.8  
September
18.7
20.2
 15.2 16.5  
October
14.5
13.3
  12.4 12.5  
November
18.3
 15.2 12.8 11.8  
December
17.2
 15.8 12.2 14.2  

 
12 Month Rolling Average (in thousands)*
          
           
 
2007
 2008 2009 2010 2011
January
15.2
 16.5 16.7 14.1 13.6 
February
15.4
 16.6 16.4 13.9 13.8 
March
15.3
 16.9 16.7 13.6 13.8 
April
15.5
 17.1 16.3 13.4  
May
15.5
 17.1 15.9 13.5  
June
15.6
17.3
  15.4 13.6  
July
 15.5
 17.3
 15.2 13.6  
August
15.8
17.2
  14.9 13.5  
September
 15.9
17.4
  14.5 13.6  
October
15.9
17.3
  14.4 13.6  
November
16.3
 17.0 14.2 13.6  
December
16.4
 16.9 13.9 13.7  

*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.