Quaker Houghton (KWR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Greetings and welcome to the Quaker Houghton first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. A brief question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to John Dowlof, Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Dowlof, you may begin. Thank you. Good morning and welcome to Quaker Houghton's first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Joining us on the call today are Joe Berquist, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Kohler, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Robert Traub, our General Counsel. Our comments relate to the financial information released after the close of the U.S. markets yesterday, April 30, 2026. Our press release and accompanying slides can be found on our Investor Relations websites. Both the prepared commentary and discussion during this call may contain forward-looking statements reflecting the company's current view of future events and their potential effect on Quaker Houghton's operating and financial performance. These statements involve uncertainties and risks which may cause actual results to differ. The company is under no obligation to provide subsequent updates to these forward-looking statements. This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures and the company has provided reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the appendix of the presentation materials, which are available on our website. For additional information, please refer to our filings with the SEC. Now, it's my pleasure to hand the call over to Joe. Thank you, John, and good morning...