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Exhibit 99.1
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients average sales per shipping day)
Average Sales per Shipping Day ($ in millions)*
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January
|
2.951
|
2.851
|
3.208 | 2.864 | 3.743 |
February
|
3.445
|
4.005
|
4.093 | 3.616 |
3.387
|
March
|
3.172
|
3.465
|
4.945 | 4.112 | 4.240 |
April
|
4.025
|
4.050
|
4.048 | 3.125 | 2.673 |
May
|
3.222
|
3.690
|
4.610
|
3.740 | 3.945 |
June
|
3.967
|
4.686
|
5.558
|
4.197 | 4.176 |
July
|
4.042
|
3.739
|
3.531
|
3.056 | 3.269 |
August
|
3.129
|
3.748
|
4.715
|
3.768 | 3.533 |
September
|
4.286
|
4.868
|
5.343
|
4.299 | 4.412 |
October
|
3.101
|
3.164
|
3.125
|
3.055 | 3.249 |
November
|
3.510
|
4.466
|
4.404 | 3.850 | 3.419 |
December
|
3.966
|
4.560
|
3.817 | 3.289 |
*NOTE: Information from October 2008 and prior represent the pre-acquisition operations of Hercules' Aqualon Group acquired on November 13, 2008.