Raymond Ferris | President and CEO |
Chris Virostek | CFO |
Peter Wijnbergen | President, Engineered Wood Products |
Mark Wilde | BMO |
Sean Steuart | TD Securities |
Paul Quinn | RBC |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the West Fraser Q3 2021 Results Conference Call.
During this conference, West Fraser's representatives will be making certain statements about potential future developments. These forward-looking statements include certain statements about West Fraser's future financial and operational performance, including the impact of foreign exchange rates, credit ratings, and mill maintenance shutdowns; West Fraser's business outlook, including forecasted U.S. housing starts, market conditions, demand for products and available supply, and expectations concerning costs; West Fraser's capital plans, including the completion and ramp-up of capital projects and the benefits of such projects; the softwood lumber dispute, including adjustments to duty rates and related proceedings; the integration of Norbord into the West Fraser business and expected synergies; and recent developments, including the impact of wildfires, the recently announced acquisitions of Lufkin, Texas SYP lumber mill and the Allendale, South Carolina OSB mill, and West Fraser's plans to start the Allendale OSB mill. These statements include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws and are intended to provide reasonable guidance to investors.