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INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

Inventories, stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out or average) or market, were comprised of the following:


	At March 31, 2012		At September 30, 2011

Raw materials and supplies	$	75,715	$	76,563
Work in process		71,349		66,585
Finished goods		138,478		120,661

Total	$	285,542	$	263,809

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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