Quaker Houghton (KWR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:04.775 Greetings and welcome to the Quaker Houghton first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. 00:00:04.775 -- 00:00:08.419 A brief question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. 00:00:08.419 -- 00:00:11.962 If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star 00:00:11.962 -- 00:00:16.726 zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. 00:00:16.726 -- 00:00:21.331 I would now like to turn the call over to John Dowlof, Director of Investor Relations. 00:00:21.331 -- 00:00:24.233 Mr. Dowlof, you may begin. 00:00:24.233 -- 00:00:28.817 Thank you. Good morning and welcome to Quaker Houghton's first quarter 2026 earnings 00:00:28.817 -- 00:00:33.645 conference call. Joining us on the call today are Joe Berquist, our President and Chief 00:00:33.645 -- 00:00:39.532 Executive Officer, Tom Kohler, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 00:00:39.532 -- 00:00:42.575 and Robert Traub, our General Counsel. 00:00:42.575 -- 00:00:46.559 Our comments relate to the financial information released after the close of the U.S. 00:00:46.559 -- 00:00:50.100 markets yesterday, April 30, 2026. 00:00:50.363 -- 00:00:55.634 Our press release and accompanying slides can be found on our Investor Relations websites. 00:00:55.634 -- 00:00:59.840 Both the prepared commentary and discussion during this call may contain forward-looking 00:00:59.840 -- 00:01:04.727 statements reflecting the company's current view of future events and their potential 00:01:04.727 -- 00:01:08.893 effect on Quaker Houghton's operating and financial performance. 00:01:08.893 -- 00:01:14.521 These statements involve uncertainties and risks which may cause actual results to differ. 00:01:14....