CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 45,871	$ 68,326
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,199 and $861,	72,439	82,562
Inventories	254,027	232,157
Income taxes receivable	3,235	4,433
Deferred income taxes	6,297	6,018
Other current assets	2,964	2,408
Total current assets	384,833	395,904
Property, plant and equipment, net	174,083	152,764
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	44,639	41,301
Prepayments and deferred charges	2,031	2,282
Other intangible assets, net	5,185	5,601
Total assets	610,771	597,852
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	41,957	27,600
Accrued expenses	13,213	13,676
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,572	4,918
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	62,242	48,694
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	745	767
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	27,829	30,329
Accrued pension benefits	72,315	68,310
Accrued postretirement benefits	100,910	93,949
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	173,225	162,259
Total liabilities	264,041	242,049
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,342,585 and 12,434,748 shares issued and 12,332,592 and 12,418,471 outstanding at September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively)	12	12
Additional paid-in capital	242,387	238,941
Accumulated earnings	166,999	174,154
Treasury stock, 9,993 shares at September 30, 2013 and 16,277 shares at September 30, 2014	(840)	(505)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(61,828)	(56,799)
Total stockholders' equity	346,730	355,803
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 610,771	$ 597,852