F. Quinn Stepan Jr. | Chairman, President and CEO |
Scott Beamer | VP and CFO |
Mike Harrison | Seaport Global Securities |
David Stratton | Great Lakes Review |
Curt Siegmeyer | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Stepan Company Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call.
During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, we'll conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions].
As a reminder, this conference is being recorded today, Wednesday, October 25, 2017.