Ashland Introduces Mobile Water Analysis System in China

Ashland Introduces Mobile Water Analysis System in China

February 12, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Water
used for cooling systems and various processes in the power
industry, steel mills and petrochemical plants must be
properly treated to prevent equipment fouling and
corrosion. Ashland (Nanjing) Chemical Company (ANCC) is
literally bringing better water treatment technologies to
manufacturing sites in China, by introducing a new mobile
water monitoring system. ANCC is a business unit of Drew
Industrial, a business group of Ashland Water Technologies,
a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH).

    Housed inside a truck, ANCC's new mobile PULSE(TM) II
water fouling monitor technology connects to a
manufacturer's cooling water system and evaluates equipment
fouling potential and other key performance indicators.

    "With this technology we can better optimize water
treatment programs for our customers," said Zhou Qing,
general manager, ANCC. "The PULSE II analyzer truck is
also equipped with additional monitoring equipment to
provide customers with other valuable water quality
information. Because quality water is scarce and becoming
more expensive in China, customers using the PULSE II
technology can improve water conservation and reduce
cost." 

    People interested in learning more about Ashland's new
mobile PULSE II water monitoring system can contact Zhou
Qing at [phone] ext. 801.

    Ashland Nanjing Chemical Company produces water
management solutions for industrial water users in China.
Its products, services and technical support assist
customers in reducing overall operational costs by helping
them conserve water resources and comply with environmental
regulations.

    Drew Industrial, a business group of Ashland Water
Technologies, is a major supplier of specialty products and
services for the paint and coatings, industrial water
treatment, commercial and institutional water treatment,
wastewater treatment, pulp and paper processing and mining
markets.

    Ashland Water Technologies, a division of Ashland Inc.,
is a leading supplier of chemical and non-chemical water
treatment solutions for industrial, municipal and
commercial facilities.  It provides industrial, commercial
and institutional water treatments, wastewater treatment,
pathogen control, paint and coating additives, pulp and
paper processing and mining chemistries. In addition, it
also provides boiler and cooling water treatments, fuel
treatments, welding, refrigeration and sealing products;
and fire fighting, safety and rescue products and services
for the merchant marine industry.

    Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a diversified, global
chemical company, provides quality products, services and
solutions to customers in more than 100 countries. A
FORTUNE 500 company, it operates through four wholly owned
divisions: Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland
Distribution, Valvoline and Ashland Water Technologies. To
learn more about Ashland, visit www.ashland.com.

    FORTUNE 500 is a registered trademark of Time Inc.
    (TM) Trademark, Ashland


    For more information, please contact:

     Helen (Bei) Pei
     Ashland Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Ken Gordon
     Ashland Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]


SOURCE  Ashland Inc.