28
Oct
2025

Ashland

Exhibitor at CPHI Frankfurt 2025 stand 8.0Q48, Excipients
About Us

Ashland offers the broadest selection of ingredients to compose effective pharmaceutical excipients. We are widening our portfolio of cellulose-based polymers (HPMC, HPC, CMC, HEC), growing our excipient portfolio for injectables/biologics, including the possibility for customization, and focusing on film coatings. Oral solid dosage and liquid dosage ingredients, controlled release functionality, coatings, disintegrants, binders, and now, injectables compose Ashland’s pharma portfolio, and it is the diamond at the center of Ashland.

  • CH
  • 2015
    On CPHI since
  • 1000 - 4999
    Employees
Company types
Manufacturer/Innovator
Contact info
Event information
CPHI Frankfurt 2025
  • 28 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025
  • Messe, Frankfurt
  • Visit us at stand 8.0Q48, Excipients

Products Featured at CPHI Frankfurt 2025

  • Klucel™ xtend hydroxypropylcellulose

    Product Klucel™ xtend hydroxypropylcellulose

    Klucel™ Xtend HPC extended release matrix former is the new product in the Klucel™ line, offering unsurpassed process versatility and release profile efficiency. This step change product has been shown to match the release profile of widely used hypromellose controlled-release formulations with half the po...
  • viatel™  bioresorbable polymers

    Product viatel™ bioresorbable polymers

    viatel™ bioresorbable polymers control release over time. These polymers are the building blocks for developing long-acting injectable depots, an established technology to improve therapeutic efficacy and improve patient compliance. Viatel polymers are typically formulated into microspheres, solid impl...
  • Benecel™ XRF HPMC

    Product Benecel™ XRF HPMC

    Benecel™ hypromellose (hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose or HPMC) is a versatile excipient with a variety of applications. HPMC is the most widely used polymer in hydrophilic matrix systems with widespread use in controlled-release dosage forms.
    benecel™ XRF HPMC is the latest addition to the Benecel™ famil...
  • Polyplasdone™ plus multifunctional disintegrant

    Product Polyplasdone™ plus multifunctional disintegrant

    Polyplasdone™ Plus multifunctional disintegrant is a direct compression superdisintegrant containing silica and lubricant. This highly effective new product provides enhanced flow properties, self-lubrication, and enhanced tablet performance, improving overall manufacturing through-put time. Polyplasdone™ ...
  • aquarius™ genesis film coating system

    Product aquarius™ genesis film coating system

    aquarius™ genesis film coating system is the new product in the aquarius™ line, offering significant improvements in film coating process productivity with high solids, exceptional adhesion and elegant tablet appearance; you can realize faster coating times and reduced energy usage. The line include...
  • Aquarius™ film coating systems

    Product Aquarius™ film coating systems

    aquarius™ line of fully formulated coating solutions are practical, efficient, and elegant and they provide effective, high-quality coatings that offer an optimum balance of film strength and adhesion, even for challenging cores and release profiles. The line includes titanium dioxide free option...
  • Benecel™ hypromellose

    Product Benecel™ hypromellose

    Benecel™ products are high purity, water-souble, nonionic cellulose ethers.  Benecel™ hypromellose (hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose or HPMC) is a versatile excipient with a variety of applications.  HPMC is the most widely used polymer in hydrophilic matrix systems with widespread use in controlled...
  • Aqualon™ ethylcellulose

    Product Aqualon™ ethylcellulose

    Aqualon™ ethylcellulose (EC) is a cellulose ether distinguished by its versatility. Aqualon™ EC is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents and is typically used as a non-swellable, insoluble component in matrix or coating systems. Aqualon™ EC can be used to coat one or more active ingredients of a...
  • Klucel™ hydroxypropylcellulose

    Product Klucel™ hydroxypropylcellulose

    Klucel™ hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) is a nonionic water-soluble cellulose ether with a remarkable combination of properties. It combines organic solvent solubility, thermoplasticity and surface activity with the aqueous thickening and stabilizing properties characteristic of other water-soluble cellulose ...
  • Aqualon™ CMC BET sodium carboxymethylcellulose

    Product Aqualon™ CMC BET sodium carboxymethylcellulose

    aqualon™ CMC BET sodium carboxymethylcellulose are viscosity modifiers for diluents and excellent suspending agents, easily dispersible in water, and compatible with most active ingredients.  To learn more visit https://www.ashland.com/industries/pharmaceutical/parenteral-dosage/aqualon-cmc-ph-bet
  • Blanose™ sodium carboxymethylcellulose

    Product Blanose™ sodium carboxymethylcellulose

    Blanose™ CMC are anionic, water-soluble cellulose ethers, produced by reacting alkalicellulose with monochloroacetic acid under controlled conditions. Blanose™ CMC is available in a variety of grades with different degrees of substitution,viscosity and particle size to meet specific formulation requirement...
  • Cavamax* native cyclodextrins

    Product Cavamax* native cyclodextrins

    The molecular structure of cyclodextrins creates a bucket-like cavity that can complex with molecules or functional groups on molecules to improve solubility of poorly soluble compounds. The same mechanism makes these excipients capable of masking unpleasant taste/odor and stabilizing drugs that are prone ...
  • Cavitron™ cyclodextrins (hydroxypropyl betacyclodextrin)

    Product Cavitron™ cyclodextrins (hydroxypropyl betacyclodextrin)

    cavitron™ cyclodextrins (hydroxypropyl betacyclodextrin) are the perfect substances for increasing solubility and enhancing bioavailability. They are manufactured to high purity standards for low bioburden and endotoxin.
    To learn more visit https://www.ashland.com/industries/pharmaceutical/oral-...
  • Ferronyl™ iron supplement

    Product Ferronyl™ iron supplement

    Ferronyl™ iron supplement isan ideal source of essentially pure iron with low toxicity,minimal metallic taste andexcellent bioavailability. Ferronyl™ iron supplement is elemental iron (Fe) with high (> 98%) iron content,manufactured by the chemical decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl. The resulting iron...
  • Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose

    Product Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose

    Natrosol™ 250 hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) is a nonionic, water-soluble cellulose ether. Natrosol™ 250 HEC is easily dispersed in cold or hot water to give solutions of varying viscosities and desired properties, though it is insoluble in organic solvents. It is used in solutions and gels to control rheolog...
  • Pharmasolve™ N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

    Product Pharmasolve™ N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

    Pharmasolve™ N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) is a versatile solubilizer for one-component systems. It is a water-miscible polar aprotic solvent with high interfacial activity. Pharmasolve™ NMP is manufactured in a facility with ISO 9001:2015 and EXCiPACT GMP certifications. It is used as a drug solubilizer an...
  • Plasdone™ povidone

    Product Plasdone™ povidone

    Plasdone™ povidones are a family of water-soluble polymers based on N-vinylpyrrolidone that combine a unique set of properties for application in a wide variety of dosage forms. Plasdone™ povidones are commonly used as binders for the development of tablet formulations, whether manufactured by wet granulat...
  • Plasdone™ S-630 copovidone

    Product Plasdone™ S-630 copovidone

    Plasdone™ S-630 copovidone is a 60:40 random, linear copolymer produced by the free radical polymerization of N-vinyl-2-pyrollidone and vinyl acetate. The pyrrolidone ring is responsible for excellent water solubility, adhesion, film forming and solubilization properties, while the vinyl acetate monom...
  • Polyplasdone™ crospovidone

    Product Polyplasdone™ crospovidone

    Polyplasdone™ crospovidone superdisintegrants are synthetic, insoluble, but rapidly swellable, crosslinked homopolymers of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone. Crospovidone provides rapid disintegration and dissolution to oral solid dosage forms. Polyplasdone crospovidone particles are granular and porous compared ...
  • PVP-iodine Complex

    Product PVP-iodine Complex

    PVP Iodine complex kills microorganisms on contact, is safer and easier to use than classic iodine preparations and has low systemic toxicity. In addition, it forms films that protect open wounds. Because it is soluble in water as well as in organic solvents, it an be formulated in powders, tablets, lozeng...
  • Benecel™ HPMC DC

    Product Benecel™ HPMC DC

    benecel™ hypromellose (hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose or HPMC) is a versatile excipient with a variety of applications. HPMC is the most widely used polymer in hydrophilic matrix systems with widespread use in controlled-release dosage forms.
    benecel™ DC HPMC is a surface modified, co-proce...
  • Klucel™ xtend hydroxypropylcellulose

    Product Klucel™ xtend hydroxypropylcellulose

    Klucel™ Xtend HPC extended release matrix former is the new product in the Klucel™ line, offering unsurpassed process versatility and release profile efficiency. This step change product has been shown to match the release profile of widely used hypromellose controlled-release formulations with half the po...
  • vialose™ trehalose dihydrate

    Product vialose™ trehalose dihydrate

    vialose™ trehalose dihydrate is a premier performance sugar that is resistant to acid hydrolysis and enzymatic cleavage. It is used to protect and shield biologic APIs, recombinant proteins, and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from degradation and aggregation and to stabilize and protect valuable componen...