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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are comprised of the following: 

	As of December 31, 2016				As of March 31, 2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Inventories:
Raw materials and supplies	$	54,469			$	51,037
Work in process	52,379				60,979
Finished goods	49,263				47,377
Total	$	156,111			$	159,393

Due to decreased pricing in our graphite electrode product line, we recorded a lower of cost or market inventory adjustment of $11.5 million and $1.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph a, b, c
-Article 5

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