GrafTech International Ltd.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Graph Tech International fourth quarter and year end 2021 conference call. At this time, all participants lines are in the listen only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star one on your telephone. To withdraw your question, press the pound key. Please be advised that today's call is being recorded. If you require any further assistance, please press star zero. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker, Adam Deibel. Thank you. Please go ahead.

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to Graf Tech International's fourth quarter and year end 2021 conference call. On with me today is Dave Rintoul, Gravtech's Chief Executive Officer, Tim Flanagan, our Chief Financial Officer, Jeremy Halford, our Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Vice President Quinn Coburn. Dave will begin with a review of our safety performance, current industry conditions, and demands for our products. Jeremy will discuss our sales, production, and operational matters, as well as give an update on our ESG initiatives. Tim will cover our financial details, and Dave will close with final remarks and open the call to questions. Now turning to our first slide. As a reminder, some of the matters discussed on this call may include forward looking statements regarding, among other things, results, performance, trends, and strategies. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward looking statements are shown here. We will also discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures, and these slides include the relevant non-GAAP reconciliations. You can find these slides in the investor relations section of our website at www.graftec.com. A replay of the call will also be available on our website. I'll now turn the call over to Dave.

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our fourth quarter and year-end earnings call. I hope you, your families, and your colleagues are all well. We begin, as we always do, with safety. Health and safety excellence is a core value of Gravtech and a fundamental element of our success. We ended the year with a total recordable injury rate of 0.49. This is a modest improvement over the previous year, and importantly, is nearly half of our pre-pandemic level. We are pleased with the progress as we continue on our journey to achieve our ultimate goal, which is zero injuries. We will remain steadfast in our efforts to send every employee home safely every day. I want to thank the entire Grafstech team for their continued work and focus on health and safety and the environment. Before moving on, I'd like to take a moment to introduce everyone to Tim Flanagan, who has joined our team as Chief Financial Officer. Tim has an impressive background and brings more than two decades of experience in senior financial leadership positions, including as a chief financial officer to a significant supplier to the steel industry. I'm looking forward to working closely with Tim as we continue to pursue our strategic and operational initiatives and drive value for all our stakeholders.