INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

NOTE 9. INVENTORIES

	December 31,
	2018			2017
	($ in millions)
Supplies	$	66.4		$	66.1
Raw materials	66.7			75.3
Work in process	139.6			127.8
Finished goods	488.5			462.6
	761.2			731.8
LIFO reserve	(49.8		)	(49.2		)
Inventories, net	$	711.4		$	682.6

Inventories valued using the LIFO method comprised 55% of the total inventories at both December 31, 2018 and 2017.  The replacement cost of our inventories would have been approximately $49.8 million and $49.2 million higher than that reported at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.