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Exhibit 99.2
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients sales)
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
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2006
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January
|
62.0
|
62.7
|
70.6 | 60.1 | 74.9 |
February
|
68.9
|
80.1
|
86.0 | 72.3 | 67.7 |
March
|
73.0
|
76.2
|
98.9 | 90.5 | 97.5 |
April
|
76.5
|
81.0
|
89.1 | 65.6 | 56.1 |
May
|
70.9
|
81.2
|
96.8 | 74.8 | 78.9 |
June
|
87.3
|
98.4
|
116.7
|
92.3 | 91.9 |
July
|
80.8
|
78.5
|
77.7
|
67.2 | 68.6 |
August
|
72.0
|
86.2
|
99.0
|
79.1 | 77.7 |
September
|
85.7
|
92.5
|
112.2
|
90.3 | 92.7 |
October
|
68.2
|
72.8
|
71.9
|
67.2 | 68.2 |
November
|
70.2
|
89.3
|
79.3 | 73.2 | 68.4 |
December
|
75.3
|
86.6
|
80.1 | 69.1 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
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2006
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January
|
67.5
|
74.3
|
82.8 | 89.0 | 76.4 |
February
|
67.8
|
75.2
|
83.3 | 87.8 | 76.0 |
March
|
68.8
|
75.5
|
85.2 | 87.1 | 76.6 |
April
|
68.8
|
76.7
|
87.1 | 85.2 | 75.8 |
May
|
68.8
|
76.7
|
87.1 | 83.4 | 76.1 |
June
|
69.9
|
77.7
|
88.7
|
81.3 | 76.1 |
July
|
71.0
|
77.5
|
88.6
|
80.5 | 76.2 |
August
|
71.8
|
78.7
|
89.7
|
78.8 | 76.1 |
September
|
72.8
|
79.2
|
91.3
|
77.0 | 76.3 |
October
|
72.7
|
79.6
|
91.2
|
76.6 | 76.4 |
November
|
73.1
|
81.2
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90.4 | 76.0 | 76.0 |
December
|
74.2
|
82.1
|
89.9 | 75.1 |
*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 sales average will continue to include pre-acquisition results through November 2009.