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Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Inventories [Abstract]

Disclosure of details of inventories

($ millions)			2020			2019
Raw material, consumables			278			286
Work in progress			136			101
Finished products			1,230			1,118
Total inventories			1,644			1,505

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