Aquafil Spa (ECNLF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Aquafil Group 2026 H1 results presentation. For the first part of the conference call, the participants will be in listen-only mode. During the question-and-answer session, participants are able to ask questions by dialing the pound key, then five on their telephone keypad, or by clicking on the green hand button on the web player. Now, I will hand the conference over to Julia Rossi, investor relator. Please go ahead. Thank you, operators. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to Aquafil Investor Conference Call. Today, we will update you on companies' first half 2026 results. Before going ahead, let me remind you that this presentation may contain certain statements that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information. Any forward-looking statements are based on Aquafil's current expectation about future events and are subject to risk and uncertainties. that could cause results to differ from those expressed by the statements. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, you should review the disclaimer in the presentation we issued today. I will now give the floor to Mr. Giulio Bonatti for his remarks. Thank you, Giulia. Good evening to all and thank you again for attending our video conference. The first year of 2026 closed with positive results. in line with the goals set for the current year. The first six months of the year confirm the group's solid foundation, showing an increase in profitability and a significant improvement in the net financial position. On a geographical level, Europe recorded growing volumes in textile yarn product line against a still weak market for carpet yarn. Engineering plastics and other polymers remained substantially stable compared to previous years. The United States r...