James Hardie Industries (JHX) 9 Nov 212022 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the James Hardie Industries JHX Q2 FY '22 Results Briefing. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to Dr. Jack Truong, Chief Executive Officer. Please go ahead.

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