Home > About > Business Units > chemical intermediates and solvents chemical intermediates and solvents who loses sleep over the last 1%? we do. Our global team is comprised of passionate, tenacious solvers who bring exceptional product knowledge, technical support and industry insights to help our customers amplify the efficacy, refine the usability, add to the allure, ensure the integrity, and improve the profitability of their products and applications. Ashland’s Intermediates and Solvents business unit is known as one of the world’s leading producers and suppliers of 1-4 butanediol (BDO), Tetrahydrofuran (THF), n-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL, BLO) in addition to other downstream products. Our products are used in applications as diverse as shoe soles, pharmaceuticals, water filtration, electronics and more. As we go to market around the world we make a promise to our customers about what it will be like to work with us and what we can accomplish together. We are always solving - helping our customers find solutions to the complex challenges facing them in their own marketplace. Read More > efficacy usability allure integrity profitability about industries investors products services sds search global code of conduct suppliers and vendors terms of use privacy transparency in supply chain disclosure efficacy usability allure integrity profitability ©2018, Ashland. All rights reserved.