Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVENTORIES

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INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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5. INVENTORIES

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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):

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March 31,

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December 31,

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2020

    

2019

Raw materials and supplies

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$

182

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$

175

Work in progress

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44

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49

Finished goods

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815

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718

Total

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1,041

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942

LIFO reserves

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(33)

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(28)

Net inventories

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$

1,008

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$

914

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For March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, approximately 8% and 9%, of inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method, respectively.