Q1 2026 Westlake Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Westlake Corporation first-quarter 2026 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, ladies and gentlemen, this conference is being recorded today, May 5, 2026.
I would like to turn over the call to today's host, Jeff Holy, Westlake's Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Sir, you may begin.
Thank you, Crystal. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Westlake Corporation conference call to discuss our first-quarter 2026 results. I'm joined today by Albert Chao, our Executive Chairman; Jean-Marc Gilson, our President and CEO; Steve Bender, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and other members of our management team.
During the call, we will refer to our two reporting segments: Performance and Essential Materials, which we refer to as PEM or Materials; and Housing and Infrastructure Products, which we refer to as HIP or Products.
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