Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Components of Inventories

Work-in-process includes material, labor and overhead. The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balance:

(In thousands)	May 31, 2013			August 31, 2012
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	221,767		$	228,092
Work-in-process		74,303			71,210
Finished goods		53,366			22,571
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(5,268	)		(5,132	)
	$	344,168		$	316,741