Essity AB (publ) (ESSITY_A) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:02.673 We're going to give you that wow effect. 00:00:02.673 -- 00:00:06.175 This is everyday care. This is smarter care. 00:00:06.175 -- 00:00:12.098 This is sustainable care. To over a billion people. 00:00:12.280 -- 00:00:13.981 For everybody 00:00:13.981 -- 00:00:16.481 and everybody, 00:00:16.643 -- 00:00:19.403 this is Essendon. 00:00:23.274 -- 00:00:28.396 Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this presentation of Essity's second 00:00:28.396 -- 00:00:31.517 quarter 2026 results. 00:00:31.517 -- 00:00:36.818 Our CEO, Ulrika Karlsrud, will start by presenting the business highlights for the quarter. 00:00:36.818 -- 00:00:43.040 We will then turn to the financial metrics presented by our CFO, Fredrik Rydstedt. 00:00:43.040 -- 00:00:47.462 After the presentations, we will open up the line for questions. 00:00:47.462 -- 00:00:51.703 We are looking forward to your questions and we kindly ask you to ask one question per 00:00:51.703 -- 00:00:53.487 call. 00:00:53.487 -- 00:00:59.391 Now, I'm pleased to hand over to our CEO. Ulrika, the floor is yours. 00:00:59.391 -- 00:01:01.871 Thank you, Sandra. 00:01:02.213 -- 00:01:08.097 And also from my side, welcome to this webcast and good morning, everyone. 00:01:08.097 -- 00:01:13.101 We delivered positive organic sales growth in the quarter, primarily driven 00:01:13.101 -- 00:01:16.743 by a continued good volume development. 00:01:16.743 -- 00:01:21.867 The activities to strengthen our value propositions, to increase marketing investments 00:01:21.867 -- 00:01:26.491 and to make selective price adjustments have paid off. 00:01:26.491 -- 00:01:31.554 And we are growing in three out of our four business units, namely 00:01:31.554 -- 00:01:36.562 in health and medical, in personal care and in ...