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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Inventory, Net [Abstract]  
Inventories

Note 12. Inventories

 

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s inventories at December 31, 2024 and 2023.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Finished products

 

$

889

 

 

$

770

 

Semi-finished products

 

 

271

 

 

 

255

 

Raw materials, stores, and supplies

 

 

688

 

 

 

709

 

Inventories before LIFO adjustment

 

 

1,848

 

 

 

1,734

 

Less: Adjustment of inventories to LIFO basis

 

 

(376

)

 

 

(382

)

Total inventories

 

$

1,472

 

 

$

1,352

 

 

Inventory values, before LIFO adjustment, are generally determined by the average cost method, which approximates current cost. Inventories are valued under the LIFO method at substantially all of the Company’s U.S. locations, which comprised $900 and $920 (or 49% and 53%, respectively) of inventories before the LIFO adjustments at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The remainder of the Company’s inventory held in international locations and certain U.S. locations is valued under the average cost method.