ASHLAND COMPOSITE POLYMERS ADDS QUIMIDROGA FOR DISTRIBUTION IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND NORTH AFRICA
28 August 2006 - Ashland Inc

DUBLIN, Ohio, In an effort to strengthen it presence in the Iberian Peninsula, Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), has added Quimidroga S.A. to its distribution network effective April 1. Quimidroga will promote and distribute Ashland’s AROPOL polyester resins, MAXGUARD gelcoats, DERAKANE epoxy vinyl esters and specialty products.

“With the growing markets of the Iberian Peninsula we are excited to work with Quimidroga to promote our full line of products and reach a larger customer base,” says Stefan Osterwind, commercial director, Ashland Composite Polymers Europe.

Quimidroga is a leading distributor of chemical products, including products for the reinforced plastics industry, in the Iberian Peninsula, and the company has been in the commercialization and distribution business for more than 60 years.

Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, is a leader in supplying products, processes and technologies to the global marketplace for composites and gelcoats.

Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., is a leading, worldwide supplier of specialty chemicals serving industries including adhesives, automotive, composites, metal casting, merchant marine, paint, paper, plastics, watercraft and water treatment. Visit www.ashspec.com to learn more about these operations.

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