Exhibit 23.2
                                     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.




                     Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our report dated  February 18, 2003,  relating to
the financial  statements of Marathon Ashland  Petroleum LLC, which appears
in Ashland  Inc.'s  Annual  Report on Form 10-K/A  Amendment  No. 1 for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2002.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
May 20, 2003