Danimer Scientific, Inc.

Hello and welcome to the Dannemere Scientific first quarter 2021 conference call. Currently, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator's assistance during the conference, you may press star then zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to your host, Russ Zukowski, Vice President of Corporate Finance. Thank you, and you may begin.

Thank you, Operator, and thank you, everyone, for joining us today for our first quarter 2021 earnings call. Hosting the call today are Danimer CEO Steve Crossgree and CFO Jad Dowdy. Phil Van Trump, our Chief Science and Technology Officer, is also joining us for Q&A. During our discussion today, we will be referring to our earnings presentation which is available on the investor relations section of our website at dannemarscientific.com. On slide two, please note that we may discuss forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, future results of operations, capacity, production, and demand levels that could differ in a material way from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by law. Today's presentation also includes references to non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measure can be found in the earnings presentation.

I will now turn the call over to Steve. Thank you, Russ. Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for joining us.