Raymond Ferris | President & CEO |
Chris Virostek | Chief Financial Officer |
Chris McIver | Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development |
Robert Winslow | Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Development |
Mark Wilde | BMO |
Hamir Patel | CIBC |
Paul Quinn | RBC Capital Markets |
Sean Steuart | TD Securities |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the West Fraser Q2 2021 Results Conference Call.
During this conference, West Fraser's representatives will be making certain statements about potential future developments. These forward-looking statements include certain statements about West Fraser's future financial and operational performance, including the impact of foreign exchange rates, credit ratings and mill maintenance shutdowns; West Fraser's business outlook, including forecasted US housing starts, market conditions, demand for products and available supply and expectations concerning costs; West Fraser's capital plans, including the completion and ramp-up of capital projects and the benefits of such projects; the softwood lumber dispute, including adjustments to duty rates and related proceedings, the integration of Norbord into the West Fraser business and expected synergies and recent developments, including the impact of wildfires on production and shipments and the completion of our substantial issuer bid. These statements include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws and are intended to provide reasonable guidance to investors. The accuracy of these statements depends on a number of assumptions and is subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause future events to differ materially from the events implied by these statements.