innovation and R&D overview

who responsibly innovates for the future? we do.

Ashland has been at the forefront of designing, synthesizing and producing specialty additives and ingredients that are essential to everyday life.

We design our materials to deliver key functional attributes including sustainability, rheology, solubilization, film formation, stiffness, flexibility, and more that enable our customers’ products to provide the benefits consumers demand. Our solutions address key global megatrends and our products range from oral solid dose pharmaceuticals, natural, nature-derived and biodegradable ingredients for personal care, and water-based solutions for paint.

Ashland supports this broad range of products and applications because of our solid expertise in polymer science. With deep understanding of polymer design and assembly, Ashland produces a wide variety of homopolymers, copolymers, graft copolymers and crosslinked copolymers on platforms constructed from natural and synthetic building blocks.

read more >

the latest from Ashland R&D

100 years of innovation

100 years of honoring our past, and looking towards our future by responsibly innovating for our customers.

read more >

New Central R&D EMEA lab opening and customer event in The Netherlands

Ashland solvers unveiled new R&D laboratories with an innovation seminar for customers in Zwijndrecht.

read more >

Celebrating second expansion of manufacturing and R&D lab in Mullingar, Ireland

Ashland has completed the second expansion of its pharmaceutical injectables manufacturing and R&D lab in Mullingar, Ireland.

read more >

Ashland is "Sustainably Soy Certified" by the Illinois Soybean Association

Our transformed vegetable oil (TVO) innovation platform offers new options to the world of soybean oil-based additives.

read more >

who plants challenges to harvest solutions? we do.

Ashland is working to sustainably improve both the delivery and the performance of agrochemicals for food and non-food crops, in pre-and post-harvest applications.

read more >

contact our innovation team

Need help with bringing innovation to your customers? Contact our innovative solvers.

read more >

integration of ESG and R&D innovation

Our focus is always on expanding the possibilities of science to create a more livable and sustainable world.

read more >

Cabreúva plant opening

Ashland has completed an expansion of its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Cabreúva, Brazil

read more >

Ashland innovation platforms

products derived from our innovation platforms

R&D capabilities

applied research

Synthesize innovative products utilizing computational chemistry (artificial intelligence) and emprical structure property relationship understanding.

read more >

biodegradation

Our in-house biodegradation testing is assisting in the design of innovative new expertise in analytical science, and biodegradation products.

read more >

encapsulation

Our microencapsulation technologies can protect active or sensitive ingredients in formulations, and can introduce new functional properties, or impart appearance attributes.

read more >

measurement science

State of the art capabilities and profound expertise in analytical science, material characterization and digital modernization.

read more >

process technology

We transform new product concepts from the bench to commercial production. We have a great team of energetic solvers.

read more >

process safety lab

Supports all businesses through hazard evaluation and testing of materials and processes.

read more >

digital innovation

We implement digital solutions to enhance our innovation portfolio, collaborate around the world and engage with our customers.

read more >

core and molecular technologies

technology & business innovations