INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories, stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out or average) or market, were comprised of the following (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	At June 30, 2012		At September 30, 2011
Raw materials and supplies	$	69,047	$	76,563
Work in process		73,347		66,585
Finished goods		127,484		120,661
Total	$	269,878	$	263,809