Eastman Chemical Company

Good day everyone and welcome to the first quarter 2022 Eastman Chemical Conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. This call 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, Keith. Hello everyone and thanks for joining us. On the call with me today are Mark Costa, Board Chair and CEO. William McClain, Senior Vice President, CFO, and Jake Leroux, Manager, Investor Relations. Yesterday, after market closed, we posted our first quarter 2022 financial results news release and 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 presentation, you will hear certain forward-looking statements concerning our plans and expectations. Actual events or results could differ materially. Cautionary statements regarding forward-looking information and certain factors related to future expectations are or will be detailed in our first quarter 2022 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-K, filed for full year 2021, and the Form 10-Q to be filed for first quarter 2022. Second, earnings referenced in this presentation 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 first quarter 2022 financial results news release. As we posted the slides and accompanying prepared remarks on our website last night, we will now go straight into Q&A. Keith, please let's start with our first question.

Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, if you'd like to ask a question, you may do so by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad, star 1 for questions. Please make sure the mute function on your phone is turned off so the signal can be read by our equipment. We'll take our first question from Vincent Andrews with Morgan Stanley. Please go ahead.