Eastman Chemical Company

good day everyone and welcome to the fourth quarter and full year 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 emily and good morning everyone and thanks for joining us on the call with me today are mark costa board chair and ceo

Willie McLean, Senior Vice President and CFO, and Jake Leroux, Manager of Investor Relations. Yesterday, after market closed, we posted our fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results news release and SEC 8K filing, our slides, and the related prepared remarks in the investor section of our website, Eastman.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 fourth quarter and full year 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-Q filed for third quarter 2022, and the Form 10-K to be filed for full year 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 fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results newsreels. As we posted the slides and accompanying prepared remarks on our website last night, we'll go straight into Q&A. Emily, please let's start with our first question.

Thank you. For anyone who would like to ask a question today, you may do so by pressing star followed by the number one on your telephone keypads now. We will now go to our first question from Josh Spector of UBS. Josh, please go ahead, your line is open.