Clariant AG (0QJS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Clariant Second Quarter First Half Year Results twenty twenty six Conference Call and Live Webcast. I am Sandra, the Chorus Call operator. I would like to remind you that all participants have been in listen only mode and the The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast. At this time, it is my pleasure to hand over to Andreas Schwarzweld, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you, Sandra, and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It's Andreas speaking, and it's my pleasure to welcome you to this conference call. Joining me today are Konrad Kaiser, Clariant's CEO and Oliver Rittgen, Clariant's CFO. Konrad will start today's call by providing a summary of the second quarter and first half year developments and an update on the Middle East situation, followed by Oliver, who will guide us through the business unit results and the first half year financials. Konrad will then conclude with the outlook for the full year 2026. There will be a Q and A session following our presentation. 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, the conference call is being recorded, and a replay and transcript of the call will be available on the Investor section of Clariant's website. Let me now hand over to Konrad to begin the presentation. Thank you, Andreas. In the second quarter of twenty twenty six, Clariant continued to deliver strong results, demonstrating resilience in a volatile and challenging operating environment. On the top line, we delivered sales of CHF $941,000,000, representing...