| Company | Group | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | (R’million) | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||
| 18 | Inventories | |||||||||
| Raw materials | 2 183,7 | 2 182,5 | ||||||||
| Partially processed goods (WIP) | 53,6 | 93,8 | ||||||||
| Finished goods and merchandise | 2 650,2 | 2 382,7 | ||||||||
| Consumable stores and spares | 158,0 | 138,0 | ||||||||
| Other | 18,5 | 15,0 | ||||||||
| Inventory value, net of provisions | 5 064,0 | 4 812,0 | ||||||||
| Inventories carried at net realisable value included in total inventories | 37,6 | 119,4 | ||||||||
| Inventories written down and recognised in costof sales as an expense | 132,7 | 105,3 | ||||||||
| Inventory provision deducted in arriving at total inventories net of provisions | 279,4 | 227,5 | ||||||||