Stepan Company (SCL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to the Stepan Company Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. During the presentation, all participants will be in listen-only mode. Afterward, we will conduct a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 1-1 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star 11 again. As a reminder, this call is being recorded on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to Mr. Ruben Velasquez, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stepan Company. Mr. Velasquez, please go ahead. Thanks, Marvin. Good morning and thank you for joining Stepan Company's second quarter 2026 financial review. Before we begin, Please note that information in this conference call contains forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to prospects for our foreign operations, global and regional economic conditions, and factors detailed in our Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In addition, this conference call will include discussions of adjusted net income, adjusted EBITDA, pre-cash flow, net debt, and leverage-related metrics, which are non-GAAP measures. We provide reconciliations to the compatible GAAP measures in the earnings presentation and press release, which we have made available at www.stepan.com under the Investors section of our website. Whether you are joining us online or over the phone, We encourage you to review the investor slide presentation. We make these slides available at approximately the same time as when the earnings release is issued, ...