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Ashland — Ashland Global Holdings — Jefferies Industrials Conference 2016

12 slides from Ashland's conference presentation, Aug 11, 2016

  1. Slide 1: Ashland Inc. Jefferies Industrials Conference

    Ashland Inc.Jefferies Industrials ConferenceNew York, August 2016Luis Fernandez-Moreno, President – Chemicals GroupKevin Willis, Chief Financial OfficerSeth A. Mrozek, Director Investor Relations ® Registered trademark, Ashland or its subsidiaries, registered in various countries™ Trademark, Ashland

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    * Forward-Looking StatementsThis presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Ashland has identified some of these forward-looking statements with word

  3. Slide 3: Additional Information and Where to Find It

    * Additional Information and Where to Find ItIn connection with the reorganization of Ashland under a new holding company, Ashland filed with the SEC, and the SEC declared effective on August 5, 2016, the Ashland Global Holdings Inc. registration statement (the “Ashland Global Registration Statement

  4. Slide 4: Group Investor Day Recap

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupInvestor Day Recap Note: FY 2015 figures.

  5. Slide 5: Group Investor Day Recap

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupInvestor Day Recap

  6. Slide 6: Group Investor Day Recap

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupInvestor Day Recap

  7. Slide 7: Group Investor Day Recap

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupInvestor Day Recap

  8. Slide 8: Important Actions Taken

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupImportant Actions Taken Investments for constrained product linesHEC to support Coatings, Pharma and PC growth Nanjing expansion on stream in 2015 ad 2016Further capacity increases: productivity and de-bottleneckKlucel expansion for Pharma and Nutrition growthTwo year expans

  9. Slide 9: Underlying Business Performance

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupUnderlying Business Performance Strong results in numerous key end marketsPharma, Coatings, Hair Care; return to growth in Nutrition and AdhesivesContinued mix improvements leading to improved marginsDisciplined cost controlEffectively managing SG&A expensesWorld class opera

  10. Slide 10: Actions to Return to Profitable Growth

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupActions to Return to Profitable Growth Organizational changes within the Chemicals GroupNew commercial leaders plus internal promotionsLeading to even more focus on our three core marketsAdditional cost reductions identified~$25 million over 18-24 monthsManufacturing cost-ou

  11. Slide 11: Driving Towards our Stated Objectives

    * Ashland Chemicals GroupDriving Towards our Stated Objectives Organic growthGreater mix from core growth end marketsNormalized global growth ratesExpanded capacity in key technology platformsCommercial excellenceLeveraging the strategy of customer intimacy and world-class operationsInnovation pipel

  12. Slide 12: Ashland

    ASHLAND. With good chemistry great things happen:

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