Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning. My name is Stephanie, and I'll be your conference operator today. Welcome to the ECOBIS First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call and Webcast. Please note today's call is being recorded and should run approximately one hour. Currently, all participants have been placed in the listen-only mode to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. If you'd like to ask a question at that time, please press star 1 on your telephone keypad. I'd like to now hand the call over to Gene Shields, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you, Operator. Good morning and welcome to ECOVIST's first quarter 2026 earnings call. With me on the call this morning are Kirk Benning, ECOVIST's Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Thiem, ECOVIST's Chief Financial Officer. Following our prepared remarks, we'll take your questions. Please note that some of the information shared today is forward-looking information, including information about the company's financial and operating performance, strategies, our anticipated end-use demand trends, and our 2026 financial outlook. This information is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results in the implementation of the company's plans to vary materially. Any forward-looking information shared today speaks only as of this date. These risks are discussed in the company's filings with the SEC. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures mentioned in today's call with their corresponding GAAP measures can be found in our earnings release and in the presentation materials posted in the investor section of our website. I'll now hand the call over to Kurt. Thank you, Gene, and good morning. Good morning. Consistent with the positive outlook for 2026 that...