Erik Aldag | Head, Investor Relations |
Doug Dietrich | Chief Executive Officer |
Matt Garth | Chief Financial Officer |
D.J. Monagle | Group President, Specialty Minerals & Refractories |
Jon Hastings | Group President, Performance Materials |
Brett Argirakis | Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Minteq International Inc. |
Daniel Moore | CJS Securities |
Silke Kueck | JPMorgan |
David Silver | CLK |
Mike Harrison | Seaport Research Partners |
Rosemarie Morbelli | Gabelli & Company |
Good day everyone, and welcome to the Second Quarter 2021 Minerals Technologies Earnings Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Erik Aldag, Head of Investor Relations for Minerals Technologies. Please go ahead, Mr. Aldag.