Operator
Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the Pactiv Evergreen first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. [Operator instructions] The conference is being recorded.
[Operator instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Dhaval Patel, senior vice president of IR and strategy. Please go ahead.
Dhaval Patel
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Strategy
Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for your interest in Pactiv Evergreen and welcome to our first-quarter 2021 earnings call. With me on the call today, we have Michael King, chief executive officer; and Michael Ragen, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Before we begin, please visit the Events section of the company s Investor Relations website at www.pactivevergreen.com and access the company s supplemental earnings presentation.
Operator
Good morning, and welcome to Mercer International s Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today is David Gandossi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer International; and David Ure, Senior Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
I will now hand the call over to David Ure. Please go ahead.
David K. Ure
Senior Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary
Good morning, everyone. I ll begin by reviewing the fourth quarter s financial highlights, and following my remarks, I ll pass the call to David, who will comment on our ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, key markets, operational performance, progress on our strategic initiatives along with our outlook for the first quarter of 2021. Please note that in this morning s conference call, we will make forward-looking statements. And according to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, I d like to call
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