Operator
Good morning, and welcome to the Kraton Corporation s Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Kirby, and I ll be your conference facilitator. [Operator Instructions]
I will now turn the call over to Mr. Gene Shiels, Director of Investor Relations.
H. Gene Shiels
Director of Investor Relations
Thank you, Kirby. Good morning, and welcome to the Kraton Corporation second quarter 2021 earnings call. With me on the call this morning are Kevin Fogarty, Kraton s President and Chief Executive Officer; and Atanas Atanasov, Kraton s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the second quarter news release and the related presentation material that we ll review this morning is available in the Investor Relations section on our website. Before we review the second quarter results, I d like to draw your attention to the disclaimers on forward-looking information and the use of non-GAAP measures, included in our presentation this morning as w
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