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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Inventories

2.	Inventories

Inventories consist of:


		June 30, 2011				September 30, 2010

Raw materials and supplies		$	3,572			$	1,846
Work-in-process			3,352				2,624
Finished goods			3,102				1,802


Total inventories		$	10,026			$	6,272

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method for 55% and 58% of the Company's inventories at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, 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 $7,896 and $7,495 higher than reported at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively.

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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