Kemira releases transcript of Half-Year 2026 earnings call webcast

• Kemira published the half-year 2026 earnings call transcript from its Q2 webcast attended by CEO Antti Salminen, CFO Tuomas Makipeska, IR head Kiira Froberg.
• Outlook cut: revenue EUR 2.6 billion-EUR 3 billion, operative EBITDA EUR 400 million-EUR 500 million; management flagged soft demand through year-end.
• Q2 revenue stable at EUR 693 million; operating EBITDA fell to EUR 112 million, margin 16.1%, hit by raw material and logistics inflation.
• Iran war cost headwind estimated at about EUR 100 million in 2026; about half targeted to be offset via price hikes, with up to two-quarter lag.
• Q2 Water Solutions revenue EUR 326 million, margin 17.4%; net debt EUR 622 million, leverage 1.3x; 5,000,000 shares repurchased, canceled.

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