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Revenue
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Mar. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue

NOTE P – REVENUE

Disaggregation of revenue

Ashland disaggregates its revenue by segment and geographical region as Ashland believes these categories best depict how management reviews the financial performance of its operations. Ashland includes only U.S. and Canada sales in its North America designation.

Sales by geography

 

 

 

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(In millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Life Sciences

 

North America

 

$

62

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

115

 

 

$

111

 

Europe

 

 

66

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

114

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

52

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

94

 

Latin America & other

 

 

24

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

$

204

 

 

$

185

 

 

$

374

 

 

$

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Personal Care

 

North America

 

$

55

 

 

$

42

 

 

$

96

 

 

$

83

 

Europe

 

 

69

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

103

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

30

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

43

 

Latin America & other

 

 

18

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

$

172

 

 

$

137

 

 

$

318

 

 

$

262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Specialty Additives

 

North America

 

$

61

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

114

 

 

$

93

 

Europe

 

 

69

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

114

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

45

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

80

 

Latin America & other

 

 

7

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

$

182

 

 

$

158

 

 

$

338

 

 

$

305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Intermediates

 

North America

 

$

43

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

40

 

Europe

 

 

10

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

12

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

11

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

14

 

Latin America & other

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

$

66

 

 

$

37

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

69

 

Trade receivables

Trade receivables are defined as receivables arising from contracts with customers and are recorded within the accounts receivable caption within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Ashland’s trade receivables were $364 million and $308 million as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. See Note H for additional information on Ashland’s program to sell certain receivables on a revolving basis to third party banks up to an aggregate purchase limit (U.S Accounts Receivable Sales Program).