10.1 Inventories

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in PLN millions, unless otherwise stated

The Group measures inventories at cost, not higher than the sales price less costs of completing production and costs to sell.

Any differences in the value of finished goods constitutes a write-down and is recognised in the costs of sold products.

The costs of inventories of finished goods, half-finished goods and work in progress include costs directly related to the production and variable and fixed indirect costs of production, assigned respectively. Fixed indirect costs of production are allocated on the basis of the normal level of production capacity utilisation.

The valuation of the inventory component disposal is made according to the weighted average purchase price and the weighted average actual production cost.

The Group also classifies as inventories stand-by spare parts that do not meet the criteria for recognition as property, plant and equipment in accordance with IAS 16 par. 7 and in accordance with the principles of capitalization of significant components, adopted in the accounting principles of the Parent Entity, where a materiality threshold of at least PLN 300 thousand has been set, for which the spare parts are analysed in terms of meeting the capitalization criteria of IAS 16. In relation to above, stand-by spare parts are in particular recognised as inventories, the value of which is insignificant or are not replaced at regular intervals, or which, after their installation, due to the failure of a spare part in an item of property, plant and equipment, will not contribute to obtain higher economic benefits from further use of this component, than those assumed at the moment of initial recognition of the component and putting it into use. The costs of such stand-by spare parts as a current maintenance costs of assets are recognized in profit or loss as they are used up.

In the consolidated financial statements the volume
of those inventories of the KGHM INTERNATIONAL LTD. Group which arise from the leaching process, is determined based on the estimated recovery of metal from ore. The nature of the process of leaching copper from ore limits the precision of monitoring the level of inventories arising during this process. In subsequent reporting periods, adjustments are made to the estimated recovery of copper from the leaching of ore in a given reporting period to the level of production achieved in the subsequent period.

As at 31 December 2021 the provisionally-set value of inventories amounted to PLN 99 million (as at 31 December 2020, PLN 77 million).

As at
31 December 2021
As at
31 December 2020
Materials 1 562 1 251
Half-finished goods and work in progress 3 494 2 482
Finished products 1 195 580
Merchandise 236 146
Note 10.4 Total carrying amount of inventories, of which: 6 487 4 459
recognised in assets held for sale (disposal group) 150
recognised as “inventories” 6 337
Note 4.4 Write-down of inventories during the reporting period from 1 January 2021
to 31 December 2021
from 1 January 2020
to 31 December 2020
Write-down recognised in cost of sales (47) (129)
Write-down reversed in cost of sales* 88 29
Maturities of inventories As at
31 December 2021
As at
31 December 2020
Maturity over the 12 months from the end of the reporting period 216 269
Maturity of up to 12 months from the end of the reporting period 6 271 4 190
* Including PLN 67 million due to a write-down reversed in KGHM INTERNATIONAL LTD. since indications resulting in a write-down of inventories for previous periods ceased to occur, that is a change in estimates (an increase) of estimated copper production from the heap leach.

The value of inventories with a maturity of over 12 months, mainly includes stand-by inventories of materials and spare parts to maintain production continuity and packages of spare parts under contractual obligations in the Parent Entity and in the KGHM INTERNATIONAL LTD. Group and the finished rhenium product – as at 31 December 2021 in the amount of PLN 30 million (on 31 December 2020: PLN 66 million). Due to the collapse of the rhenium market after 2011, the demand for this product from the largest recipients dropped drastically and the period in which the inventory of rhenium in the Parent Entity will be sold was extended, while maintaining its functional properties. According to the plans to sell rhenium, the inventory should gradually decrease in the coming years.

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