Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

2. Inventories

Inventories at September 30 consist of:

	2012		2011
Raw materials and supplies	$	4,551	$	4,216
Work-in-process		9,162		3,194
Finished goods		4,979		2,829
Total inventories	$	18,692	$	10,239

If the FIFO method had been used for the entire Company, inventories would have been $9,537 and $7,974 higher than reported at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.