Company Profile | March 20, 2001

Ashland

Source: Ashland Chemical Co.
Ashland is approximately 25,000 customer-focused people working to bring superior product and service solutions to industries and consumers around the world. With annual sales and operating revenues of more than $6 billion, we are market leaders in highway construction, chemical and thermoplastic distribution, specialty chemicals, motor oil and car-care products. We also have an equity interest in petroleum refining and marketing. A Fortune 250 company based in Covington, Ky., we have sales in more than 140 countries. We've come a long way since we started in 1924 as a regional petroleum refiner. Despite our growth, and thanks to our vision, we have a strong sense of who we are, and an unyielding commitment to how we want to practice business.