Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to Standard Lithium's First Quarter 2026 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to turn today's call over to Daniel Rosen, VP of Investor Relations and Strategy for Standard Lithium. Please go ahead.

Daniel Rosen
Vice President of Strategy & Investor Relations

Thank you, and welcome, everyone. I'm joined today by David Park, our CEO and Director; Andy Robinson, President, COO and Director; Salah Gamoudi, Chief Financial Officer; and Mike Barman, Chief Development Officer.

Before we begin, I would like to start with a reminder that some of the statements made during our call today, including any related to company performance, expectations and timing of projects may constitute forward-looking statements. Please note the cautionary language about forward-looking statements contained in our press release, which also applies to this call.

I will now turn the call over to David.

David Park
CEO & Director

Thanks, Dan, and I appreciate everyone joining us today. We've had an active first quarter and year-to-date as we continue to advance important milestones and deliverables of the company. We achieved major operational milestones at our demonstration plant in Arkansas, including the processing of over 1 million barrels of live Smackover brine going back