Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

3. Inventories

Inventories at September 30 consist of:

	2011		2010
Raw materials and supplies	$	4,216	$	1,846
Work-in-process		3,194		2,624
Finished goods		2,829		1,802
Total inventories	$	10,239	$	6,272

If the FIFO method had been used for the entire Company, inventories would have been $7,974 and $7,495 higher than reported at September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.