Ashland Inc. (ASH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:05.099 Hello, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Ashland's first quarter 2026 00:00:05.099 -- 00:00:10.548 earnings conference call and webcast. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only 00:00:10.548 -- 00:00:16.096 mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. 00:00:16.096 -- 00:00:21.184 To ask the question during the session, you will need to press star 11 on your telephone. 00:00:21.184 -- 00:00:24.930 You would then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. 00:00:24.930 -- 00:00:28.870 To withdraw your question, please press star 11 again. 00:00:28.870 -- 00:00:33.815 I would now like to hand the conference over to Sandy Klugman, Director of Investor Relations. 00:00:33.815 -- 00:00:36.115 You may begin. 00:00:37.118 -- 00:00:43.003 Thank you. Hello, everyone. Welcome to Ashland's first quarter fiscal year 2026 Earnings 00:00:43.003 -- 00:00:47.888 Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Sandy Klugman, and I'm Ashland's Director of 00:00:47.888 -- 00:00:49.790 Investor Relations. 00:00:49.790 -- 00:00:55.155 Joining me on the call today are Guillermo Novo, Chair and CEO, William 00:00:55.155 -- 00:01:00.550 Whitaker, CFO, as well as our business unit leaders, Alessandra 00:01:00.550 -- 00:01:03.813 Fasin, Life Sciences and Intermediates, 00:01:03.813 -- 00:01:09.158 Jim Minicucci, Personal Care, and Dago Caceres, Specialty 00:01:09.158 -- 00:01:11.060 Additives. 00:01:11.060 -- 00:01:15.084 Please note that we will be referencing slides during today's call. 00:01:15.084 -- 00:01:20.289 We encourage you to follow along with the webcast materials available at Ashland.com 00:01:20.289 -- 00:01:22.651 under Investor Relations. 00:01:22.651 -- 00:01:27.256 As a reminder...