news 中文 日本語 order online Home > About > Business Units > intermediates intermediates 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. Our people take pride in understanding our customers’ needs, market dynamics and the complex challenges that exist when competing in a global market environment. Our passionate, knowledgeable team works tenaciously to identify opportunities and trends in this fast-changing market to quickly respond and optimize the value we provide to our customers throughout all regions of the world. All of our products are produced in fully accredited world scale plants. We are diversified in how we produce BDO and hold a patent for the Geminox process utilized at our Lima, OH facility. In addition to great products and technology, Ashland is regarded as one of the most reliable global producers of BDO and its derivatives. Our integrity and reputation is built on a solid foundation of providing great service, high quality products and customer-centered solutions. It’s something we are proud to earn every day. Contact us. Let’s solve. Read More > efficacy usability allure integrity profitability about industries products sustainability services investors contact us general sales terms and conditions global code of conduct privacy sds search suppliers and vendors terms of use transparency in supply chain disclosure efficacy usability allure integrity profitability ©2021, Ashland. All rights reserved. We use cookies to personalize and enhance your experience on our site, aid in navigation, analyze the use of our products and services, assist with our marketing efforts, and provide content from third parties. By clicking the "accept" button, you are consenting to receive and store cookies from our site. If you do not accept the deployment of cookies, some of the functionality of our website will be lost. Once accepted, you can delete the cookies at any time from your browser. To request any information collected via cookies to be deleted, follow the instructions in our use of cookies, on our Privacy Policy. accept