Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Graphic Packaging Holding Company Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Ms. Melanie Skijus, Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you. ma'am. ahead, go Please

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[Operator Instructions].

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machine? CRB machines. a the kind of the And go-to-market forward pull the about little question around a then of follow-on talk to of strategy wanted just I

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on question KeelClip. follow-up one just And Sure.

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for Thanks Yes. that.

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line from the Ghansham Panjabi Baird. question next from Your comes of

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that about you're does? longer to On was that then potential there you'd highlight are boiler performance this projects the $XX And performance transitioning have large positive target the I'm wondering portion term, as projects growth mean, million in if kind volume performance a the those sustain if improvements? from to million, operating flattish change driving seeing you profile, the just I really year. you company particular just any of future, a change of $XX How it don't that does think for of operating how improvements growth. operating

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comes question from the line Kyle Bank. of Our White from next Deutsche

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Adam Our Josephson line next question comes from KeyBanc. the of from

Steve, couple just a of follow-ups.

are to to more expecting buy or of X.X in part you're you expecting to cash target? on more what And of leverage. that with year, this call assuming -- puts from debt worth. Can with stake up a end it, about you you as pay or Are $XXX Kyle's IP year planning its be that? specific million Following question you terms stock to X.Xx little of

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