Clariant AG (0QJS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Clariant First Quarter Figures twenty twenty six Conference Call and Live Webcast. I am Valentina, the Chorus Call operator. I would like to remind you that all participants will be in listen only mode and the conference is being recorded. The presentation will be followed by a Q and A session. The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast. At this time, it's my pleasure to hand over to Andreas Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you, Valentina, and ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Andreas Wartsweden, it's my pleasure to welcome you to our Q1 conference call. Joining me today are Konrad Kaiser, Clariant's CEO and Oliver Ritkin, Clariant's CFO. Konrad will start today's call by providing a summary of the first quarter developments and and the Middle East situation, followed by Oliver, who will guide us through the business unit's results. Konrad will then conclude with the outlook for the full year 2026. There will be a Q and A session following our presentation. At this time, all participants are in listen only mode. I would like to remind all participants that the presentation includes forward looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Listeners and readers are therefore encouraged to refer to the disclaimer on slide two of today's presentation. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. A replay and transcript of this call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Clariant website. Let me now hand over to Konrad to begin the presentation. Thank you, Andreas. In the first quarter of twenty twenty six we delivered sales of CHF918 million representing a 2% decrease in local currencies and almost flat when excluding our portfolio pruning ...