show dates: October 6-8, 2026
location: Milan, Italy
booth: 1B42
Join Ashland at CPHI Milan 2026 and discover how we are expanding the possibilities of pharmaceutical formulation. From enabling oral biologics and GLP-1 therapies to advancing injectables and oral solid dosage forms, our growing portfolio of exceptional excipients is designed to help formulators overcome complexity with confidence.
Explore our newest product introductions, including permexa™ sodium caprate, enabling oral biologics and peptide delivery; lubrify™ sodium stearyl fumarate, supporting efficient manufacturing processes; and vialose™ mannitol, expanding our injectable and biologics platform.
Together with our trusted portfolio of cellulosics, acetylenics, film coatings, bioresorbable polymers and highly purified sugars, these new additions demonstrate Ashland's commitment to helping customers bring the next generation of therapies to life.
Visit us at booth 1B42 to discuss your projects and developments together.
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Ashland offers a broad selection of pharmaceutical excipients to formulate effective pharmaceutical products. Well-known for our cellulosics and acetylenics, Ashland also offers film coating solutions and an expanded portfolio for injectables and biologics. The robust Ashland pharmaceutical portfolio includes immediate and controlled release excipients, film coating systems, bioresorbable polymers for long-acting injectables and lyoprotectants—supporting many of your formulation needs.
key products
- permexa™ sodium caprate is a permeation enhancer designed to support oral absorption of poorly permeable molecules, including peptides and biologics. This process-engineered grade of sodium caprate has a better flowability and compactibility, enabling more robust tablet production.
- coming soon lubrify™ sodium stearyl fumarate is a high-performance tablet lubricant designed to overcome the limitations of traditional lubricans, such as magnesium stearate.
- coming soon vialose™ mannitol is our newest addition to our vialose™ highly purified sugars product family. Together with vialose™ trehalose dihydrate and vialose™ sucrose, vialose™mannitol is commonly found in biological medicines and used as a protein stabilizer and lyoprotectant.
- viatel™ bioresorbable polymers are the building blocks for developing long-acting injectable depots, an established technology to improve therapeutic efficacy and patient compliance. All viatel™ bioresorbable polymers can be custom produced for a tailored solution.
- plasdone™ low nitrite povidone, polyplasdone™ low nitrite crospovidone and benecel™ low nitrite hypromellose are our established excipients that now include a nitrite specification, with the nitrite level clearly reported on each CoA, helping you mitigate nitrosamine formation in your final drug product.
- aquarius™ coating systems are fully formulated systems available in a broad range of functionality, colors and are also offered in TiO2-free versions. Our coatings can be customized to achieve specific properties, depending on your formulation requirements.

