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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories
Inventories
Inventories consist of:
 
June 30, 
 2016
 
September 30, 
 2015
Raw materials and supplies
$
6,982

 
$
7,212

Work-in-process
12,915

 
11,088

Finished goods
9,428

 
9,643

Total inventories
$
29,325

 
$
27,943


Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for 46% and 38% of the Company’s inventories at June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively. The first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method is used for the remainder of the inventories. If the FIFO method had been used for the inventories for which cost is determined using the LIFO method, inventories would have been $8,365 and $8,508 higher than reported at June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.