FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT, GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND PRODUCT LINE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT, GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND PRODUCT LINE [Abstract]

Revenue and net property, plant and equipment by customer location

Revenues are attributed to the United States and foreign regions based upon the customer location and not the geographic location from which our products were shipped.  Financial information by geographic area was as follows:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Revenue:
United States	$	56,770	$	61,540	$	55,666
Asia		342,958		356,074		327,202
Europe		27,929		27,828		25,333
Total	$	427,657	$	445,442	$	408,201
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	49,325	$	50,503	$	55,576
Asia		75,690		80,280		60,235
Europe		5		8		-
Total	$	125,020	$	130,791	$	115,811

Revenue by country greater than ten percent of total revenue

The following table shows revenue from sales to customers in foreign countries that accounted for more than ten percent of our total revenue in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Revenue:
Taiwan	$	124,732	$	132,089	$	129,533
South Korea		68,573		56,321		42,669
Japan		56,488		57,889		60,207
Singapore		*		47,441		44,316
*  Denotes less than ten percent of total

Net property, plant and equipment in foreign countries greater than ten percent of total net property, plant and equipment

The following table shows net property, plant and equipment in foreign countries that accounted for more than ten percent of our total net property, plant and equipment in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Property, plant and equipment, net:
Japan	$	43,411	$	50,236	$	42,225
Taiwan		18,397		17,577		17,542
South Korea		12,580		*		*
*  Denotes less than ten percent of total

Schedule of revenue by product line

The following table shows revenue generated by product line in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
Revenue:
Tungsten slurries	$	161,756	$	164,098	$	147,788
Dielectric slurries		119,320		121,543		117,484
Copper slurries		67,157		76,285		75,898
Polishing pads		33,725		31,045		29,909
Engineered Surface Finishes		24,878		24,685		16,316
Data storage slurries		20,821		27,786		20,806
Total	$	427,657	$	445,442	$	408,201