Eastman Chemical Company

Good day, everyone, and welcome to the second quarter 2022 Eastman Chemical Conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. This call is being broadcast live on the Eastman 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, Tracey, and good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us. On the call with me today are Mark Costa, Board Chair and CEO of William McLean, Senior Vice President and CFO, and Jake Leroux, Manager, Investor Relations. Yesterday, after market closed, we posted our second 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.e-spin.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. Certain factors related to future expectations are or will be detailed in our second 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 second 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 second 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. Tracey, please let's start with our first question.

Thank you, sir. If you would like to ask a question, please signal by pressing star one on your telephone keypad. If you're using a speakerphone, please make sure your mute function is turned off to allow your signal to reach our equipment. We will now take our first question from Alex Yefermo from KeyBank. Please go ahead.