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Note 5 - Inventories

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Note 5 - Inventories
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

5. 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,  
   

2024

   

2023

 

Raw materials and supplies

  $ 207     $ 191  

Work in progress

    37       39  

Finished goods

    800       673  

Total

    1,044       903  

LIFO reserves

    (40 )     (36 )

Net inventories

  $ 1,004     $ 867  

For  September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately 9% and 8% of inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method, respectively.