Quaker Houghton (KWR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.051 -- 00:00:04.895 Greetings and welcome to the Quaker Houghton second quarter 2026 earnings conference 00:00:04.895 -- 00:00:10.159 call. A brief question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. 00:00:10.159 -- 00:00:14.622 If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star 00:00:14.622 -- 00:00:20.447 zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. 00:00:20.447 -- 00:00:25.651 I would now like to turn the call over to John Dalhoff, Director of Investor Relations. 00:00:25.651 -- 00:00:28.712 Mr. Dalhoff, you may begin. 00:00:29.869 -- 00:00:34.691 Thank you, good morning, and welcome to Quaker Houghton's second quarter 2026 earnings 00:00:34.691 -- 00:00:39.712 conference call. Joining us on the call today are Joe Berquist, our President and Chief 00:00:39.712 -- 00:00:45.574 Executive Officer, Tom Coler, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 00:00:45.574 -- 00:00:48.796 and Robert Traub, our General Counsel. 00:00:48.796 -- 00:00:52.757 Our comments relate to the financial information released after the close of the U.S. 00:00:52.757 -- 00:00:56.357 markets yesterday, July 30, 2026. 00:00:56.889 -- 00:01:02.172 Our press release and accompanying slides can be found on our investor relations website. 00:01:02.172 -- 00:01:06.454 Both the prepared commentary and discussion during this call may contain forward-looking 00:01:06.454 -- 00:01:11.336 statements reflecting the company's current view of future events and their potential 00:01:11.336 -- 00:01:15.658 effect on Quaker Houghton's operating and financial performance. 00:01:15.658 -- 00:01:21.201 These statements involve uncertainties and risks which may cause actual results to differ. 00:01:2...