Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call

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Hello and welcome to Albemarle Corporation's Q1 2025 earnings call. I will now hand it over to Meredith Bandy, Vice President of Investor Relations and Sustainability. Thank you and welcome everyone to Albemarle's first quarter 2025 earnings conference call. Our earnings were released after market closed yesterday, and you'll find the press release and earnings presentation posted to our website under the Investors section at albemarle.com. Joining me on the call today are Kent Masters, Chief Executive Officer, and Neil Sherry, Chief Financial Officer. Netha Johnson, Chief Operations Officer, and Eric Norris, Chief Commercial Officer, are also available for Q&A. As a reminder, some of the statements made during this call, including our outlook, guidance, expected company performance, and strategic initiatives, may constitute forward-looking statements. Please note the cautionary language about forward-looking statements contained in our press release and earnings presentation. That also applies to our call. Please also note that some of our comments today refer to non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations can be found in the earnings materials. And now I'll turn the call over to Kent. Thank you, Meredith. For the first quarter, we reported net sales of $1.1 billion, including increased specialties volumes and record lithium production from our integrated lithium conversion network. Adjusted EBITDA was $267 million. reflecting strong year-over-year improvements in specialties and catching. We generated $545 million in cash from operations, achieving an operating cash conversion rate exceeding 200%. We are maintaining our 2025 outlook considerations based on recently observed lithium market prices. These considerations include the anticipated direct impact of tariff...