Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Element Solutions Q2 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star 1 to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star 1 again. I will now turn the call over to Varun Gokarn, Vice President of Strategy and Integration. Please go ahead. Good morning, and thank you for participating in our second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Joining me today are our CEO, Ben Gliklich, and CFO, Carey Dorman. In accordance with regulation FD, we are webcasting this conference call. A replay will be made available in the investor section of the company's website. Before we begin, I want to remind everyone that our announced merger with Solstice Advanced Materials remains subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. As such, we will be limiting our comments on the proposed transaction to what has already been made available in public filings and will not be taking questions about the transaction. During today's call, we will make certain forward-looking statements that reflect our current views about the company's future performance and financial results. These statements are based on assumptions and expectations of future events which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the earnings release, supplemental slides, and most recent SEC filings on our website for a discussion of material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations and predictions. Today's materials also include financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Please refer to the earnings release and supplemental sl...