Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) is a Fortune 500 company providing products, services and customer solutions throughout the world. Our businesses include road construction, specialty chemicals, lubricants, car-care products, chemical and plastics distribution and transportation fuels.

Ashland introduces a new, tough, low-density resin system for composite

22 July 2006 - Ashland Plastics Europe Three new unsaturated polyester resin formulations now available from Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., reduce weight and improve the painting characteristics of automotive composites. The new resins, available in one Class A and two low-density structural formulations, are the latest enhancements to Ashland's AROTRAN line of resins for the transportation industry.

Ashland introduces a new, tough, low-density resin system for composite

21 July 2006 - Ashland Plastics Europe Three new unsaturated polyester resin formulations now available from Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., reduce weight and improve the painting characteristics of automotive composites. The new resins, available in one Class A and two low-density structural formulations, are the latest enhancements to Ashland's AROTRAN line of resins for the transportation industry.

PLIOGRIP by Valvoline Panel 60 adhesive meets GM specification

20 July 2006 - Ashland Plastics Europe PLIOGRIP by Valvoline Panel 60 adhesive, a rubber-toughened epoxy from Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, was recently recognized by General Motors Corporation to meet the aftermarket metal bonding specification GM6449G.

Ashland Distribution expands composites product line through agreement with

19 July 2006 - Ashland Plastics Europe An agreement that will expand Ashland Distribution's product offering has been reached with SP of Magog.. Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc., was granted North American distribution rights for all products from SP including the company's flagship structural foam, Corecell, heavyweight structural prepregs, formulated epoxy resins and structural design services.

Ashland Distribution features ACRASTRIP1

18 July 2006 - Ashland Plastics Europe Eliminating harsh chemical exposures during equipment cleaning is now achievable with ACRASTRIP composite resin remover, an acetone replacement that helps companies meet environmental and competitive goals. Now available, from Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc, ACRASTRIP solvent was designed for the composites resin industry.

Ashland and Engelhard team to reduce waste going to Texas

17 July 2006 - Ashland Plastics Europe Imagine the problem of trying to find space to corral 2,000 elephants. That was the type of issue facing Ashland Environmental Services, a business of Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc, and client Engelhard Corporation. While neither company is in the business of corralling elephants, they worked together to save Texas landfills from an annual burden of 29.2 million pounds, which is the equivalent weight of 2000 elephants.

Ashland releases new Arena-flow1 version 5.5 computer-aided engineering software upgrade

01 October 2005 - Ashland Plastics Europe Taking a virtual look into sand core-making and tooling design just got better thanks to several innovations released in the new Arena-flow version 5.5 computer-aided engineering software from Ashland Casting Solutions, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc.

Ashland Distribution broadens European partnership with Multibase

08 April 2003 - Ashland Plastics Europe Ashland Distribution Company (ADC) has reached an agreement to expand its relationship with Dow Corming Company Multibase to distribute its Multi-Flex, Multibatch and Multi-Pro product lines in Sweden and Norway.

Borealis A/S, Ashland Plastics-Europe extend distribution agreement

07 November 2001 - Ashland Plastics Europe Borealis A/S and the Ashland Plastics-Europe Division (Brussels, Belgium) of Ashland Distribution Company (Dublin, Ohio, USA.) have agreed to continue their distribution alliance.