Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Q3 2025 Earnings Call

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hello and welcome to albemarle corporation's q3 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 third 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, Neil Sherry, Chief Financial Officer, Mark Mummert, 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 same language also applies to this call. Please also note that some of our comments today refer to non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations can be found in our earnings materials. And now I'll turn the call over to Kent. Thank you, Meredith. In the third quarter, we reported net sales of $1.3 billion, including another record production period from our integrated lithium conversion network. Adjusted EBITDA reached $226 million, representing a 7% increase as cost and efficiency improvements more than compensated for lower year-over-year lithium pricing. We generated $356 million in cash from operations during the third quarter, marking a 57% year-over-year increase driven by higher EBITDA and disciplined cash management. We are enhancing our 2025 outlook considerations. Based on our year-to-date f...