Evonik Industries Ag (EVKIF) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Q1 2026 earnings conference call. I am Matilde, the course 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&A session. You can register for questions at any time by pressing star and 1 on your telephone. For operator assistance, please press star and 0. The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast. At this time, it's my pleasure to hand over to Christian Kohlmann, CEO. Please go ahead. Thanks a lot. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Thanks, everybody, for joining our first Water Earnings Call. Today marks another special call for Ebonic Industries. I have not only one, but two CFOs sitting next to me. First of all, thanks a lot. Thanks a lot to you, Klaus. Over the last seven months, you have navigated our finance organization confidentially through rough waters, especially in crisis times like these. Your decades-long experience has proven, proven once and once again, to be incredibly valuable. This experience was also appreciated by capital markets. as we had two good earnings calls with you so far. And I'm confident we'll have another one here today. Luckily, you're not gone, but you will return to Singapore and continue to help our Asian operations. Second, welcome, Michael. Welcome, Michael. I'm looking forward to at least the next four years together. We have a lot of challenges ahead of us, for sure. But with your vast experience across industries, companies and roles, you will for sure make a difference for us. I have no doubt that when my renewed contract ends in 2030, we will have jointly created a different Evonik, a much better positioned and much more profitable company. With ...