Eastman Chemical Company

Good day, everyone, and welcome to the second quarter 2021 Eastman Chemical Conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. All is being broadcast live on the Eastman's website, www.eastman.com. We will now turn the call over to Mr. Greg Riddle of Eastman Chemical Company Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Christina, and good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us. On the call with me today are Mark Costa, board chair and CEO, Willie McClain, senior vice president and CFO, and Jake Leroux, manager of investor relations. Yesterday after market closed, we posted our second quarter 2021 financial results news release and the SEC 8K filing. Our slides and the related prepared remarks in the investor section of our website, www.eisman.com. Before we begin, I'll cover two items. First, during this call, you will hear certain forward-looking statements concerning our plans and expectations. Actual events or results could differ materially. Certain factors related to future expectations are or will be detailed in our second quarter 2021 financial results news release. During this call, in the preceding slides and prepared remarks, and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 10-Q for first quarter 2021, and the Form 10-Q to be filed for second quarter 2021. Second, earnings referenced in this call exclude certain non-core and unusual items. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and other associated disclosures, including a description of the excluded and adjusted items, are available in the second quarter 2021 financial results news release, which is available on our website. As we posted the slides and accompanying prepared remarks on our website last night, we will now go straight into Q&A. Christina, please let's start with our first question.

Thank you. And if you would like to ask a question, please signal by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad.