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Ashland Tech Stack

Global additives and specialty ingredients manufacturer serving coatings, construction, food, pharma, and energy

Chemical Manufacturing Wilmington, Delaware 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 1924 Public Company

Ashland manufactures specialty chemical additives across nine major end markets, from architectural coatings to pharmaceuticals. The tech stack reflects a manufacturing-heavy operation running on SAP S/4HANA, IBM Maximo for asset management, and analytics tools (Power BI, Qlik, Tableau), with active hiring across operations and manufacturing roles signaling ongoing capacity buildout. Pain-point focus on yield improvement, downtime reduction, and cost optimization suggests the company is optimizing existing production footprint rather than pursuing greenfield expansion.

Tech Stack 30 technologies

Core StackSAP Power BI Python Splunk AutoCAD SAP S/4HANA Tableau Salesforce Pardot Qlik Excel HPLC Microsoft Office Outlook Word IBM Maximo SharePoint AuditBoard Maximo Visio Emerson DeltaV Lean Six Sigma CRM Infor Coupa Winshuttle Windows PowerPoint Blackline UPS

What Ashland Is Building

◆Challenges

Cost savings
Improving process performance
Industrializing new products
Improving site safety
Reducing costs
Sox compliance
Yield improvement
Reducing downtime
Growing skin and home business sustainably
Timely procurement

▲Active Projects

New product introduction
Plant projects
Equipment improvement projects
Combustible dust assessments
New process development
New product launches
Management of change process implementation
Product scale-up
Quality control testing
Economic evaluations of capital projects

Hiring Activity

Steady90 roles · 35 in 30d

Department

Ops

17

Manufacturing

14

Research

13

Engineering

11

Sales

10

Finance

9

Marketing

4

Quality

3

Seniority

Mid

35

Senior

23

Junior

15

Manager

10

Intern

4

Director

2

Staff

2

Notable leadership hires: Finance Director

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About Ashland

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with approximately 2,960 employees and active operations across more than 100 countries. The company serves architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical customers with formulated solutions. Production footprint spans China, India, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Thailand, Italy, Tunisia, and the United States. Current project portfolio centers on new product introduction, plant efficiency initiatives, equipment upgrades, process development, and product scale-up—reflecting a manufacturing cadence focused on incremental capacity and quality improvement.

HeadquartersWilmington, Delaware

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Founded1924

Hiring MarketsChina, India, France, Netherlands, Belgium, United States, Thailand, Italy

Frequently Asked Questions

What ERP and manufacturing systems does Ashland use?

SAP S/4HANA for enterprise resource planning, IBM Maximo for asset and maintenance management, and Emerson DeltaV for process control. Analytics stack includes Power BI, Qlik, and Tableau.

What countries does Ashland operate manufacturing facilities in?

Active hiring footprint includes China, India, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Thailand, Italy, Tunisia, and the United States, indicating multi-region production and supply-chain presence.