Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVENTORIES

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INVENTORIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

5. INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using LIFO, first-in first-out and average cost methods for different components of inventory. Inventories consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

September 30, 

December 31,

    

2020

    

2019

Raw materials and supplies

$

174

$

175

Work in progress

44

49

Finished goods

624

718

Total

842

942

LIFO reserves

(23)

(28)

Net inventories

$

819

$

914

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, approximately 7% and 9%, respectively, of inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method, respectively.