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Note 4 - Inventories
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

4. INVENTORIES

We state our inventories at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using primarily average cost and last-in first-out (“LIFO”) methods for different components of inventory. Inventories consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

  June 30,  December 31, 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Raw materials and supplies

 $215  $163 

Work in progress

  40   39 

Finished goods

  728   658 

Total

  983   860 

LIFO reserves

  (48)  (42)

Net inventories

 $935  $818 

As of  June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, approximately 8% and 9% of our inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method, respectively.​