Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 4 - Inventories

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Note 4 - Inventories
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

4. INVENTORIES

We state our inventories at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using average cost, last-in first-out (“LIFO”) and first-in first-out methods for different components of inventory. Inventories consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

    September 30,     December 31,  
   

2023

   

2022

 

Raw materials and supplies

  $ 221     $ 241  

Work in progress

    42       40  

Finished goods

    716       758  

Total

    979       1,039  

LIFO reserves

    (38 )     (44 )

Net inventories

  $ 941     $ 995  

For both  September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, approximately 8% of inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method.

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