Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reports on a cellulose and derivatives business that produces specialty cellulose, viscose pulp, fluff pulp, high-yield pulp, paperboard, biofuels, bioelectricity and lignin from wood fiber. Company news commonly covers quarterly operating results, pricing and volume trends, debt and leverage measures, segment reporting changes, and demand conditions in end markets such as filters, food, pharmaceuticals, high-performance plastics, propellants and industrial applications.
Updates also address manufacturing activity across operations in the United States, Canada and France, including facility events, capital-allocation decisions, strategic-review disclosures, leadership transitions and investor presentations.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) reported a third-quarter net loss of $229 million, including non-cash impairments, as sales increased year over year. For the quarter ended September 26, 2026, sales reached $383 million, versus $353 million a year earlier. The loss was $3.40 per diluted share, versus $0.07 a year earlier, and included $221 million in impairments. Adjusted EBITDA rose 30% sequentially to $52 million.
High Purity Cellulose operating income reached $43 million, versus $38 million a year earlier. Temiscaming paperboard and high yield pulp production was idled October 3 after a 50% U.S. tariff on Canadian paperboard made production uneconomic. Estimated site carrying costs are $2 million to $3 million monthly. Year-to-date operating cash flow was $66 million, and quarter-end liquidity was $143 million. The company now targets Q1 2027 to conclude its strategic review after tariff uncertainty slowed discussions.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) plans to release third-quarter 2026 earnings on November 3, 2026, after the market closes. A conference call and live webcast to discuss the results will follow at 9:00 a.m. ET on November 4, 2026. Supplemental materials and the webcast will be available at www.RYAM.com, with a webcast replay archived shortly after the call.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) announced construction is underway on Altamaha Green Energy, a 70 MW biomass cogeneration project near Jesup.
Developed with Albioma and the Beasley Group adjacent to RYAM’s Georgia manufacturing facility, AGE will supply renewable electricity under a long-term power purchase agreement with Georgia Power and process steam to Jesup. RYAM expects commercial operations in 2029, an initial 14% equity interest through its land and prior investments, and approximately $8 million to $10 million in annual distributions once operational, based on current projections. An option under pre-established terms could increase ownership to as much as 16%.
RYAM expects AGE to modernize Jesup’s utility infrastructure and avoid approximately $30 million in future capital expenditures otherwise needed to maintain and replace legacy utility assets.
RYAM (NYSE:RYAM) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $376 million, up 18% sequentially and 11% year-over-year. Loss from continuing operations improved to $33 million, or $(0.49) per diluted share, including a $13 million non-cash asset impairment. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations rose to $40 million from $8 million in the first quarter and increased 43% versus the prior-year quarter.
High Purity Cellulose net sales were $301 million, with operating income of $29 million, driven by higher cellulose specialties pricing and improved operating rates. Paperboard & High Yield Pulp net sales were $75 million, but the segment recorded a $27 million operating loss, impacted by lower average prices, a planned maintenance outage, market-related downtime and the HYP impairment. Consolidated operating loss narrowed to $7 million. RYAM ended the quarter with $145 million of global liquidity and a consolidated net secured leverage ratio of 4.2x, and expects its ongoing strategic review to conclude with a communicated path forward in the fourth quarter.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) plans to release its second quarter 2026 earnings on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, after the market closes. The company will host a conference call and live webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 to discuss the results, with supplemental materials and webcast access available at www.RYAM.com. Audio replays of both the webcast and teleconference, accessible via U.S., Canada, and international dial-in numbers using specific conference and playback IDs, will be available, with the teleconference replay offered until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) completed a previously announced employment inducement equity award for President and CEO Daniel M. Krawczyk, effective June 23, 2026.
The award consists of 202,184 leveraged performance units (LPUs) tied to three-year stock price growth, with vesting ranging from 0% to 250% and a 15x value cap plus a one-year post-vesting holding period.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) appointed Daniel M. Krawczyk as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective immediately, and added him to the Board.
He will lead operations and oversee the ongoing review of strategic alternatives with Morgan Stanley to seek maximized shareholder value while focusing on free cash flow and EBITDA improvement.
Mill Pond Capital, owning about 3% of Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM), sent a June 17, 2026 letter urging the board to pursue a full sale of the company.
Mill Pond cites multi‑year operating losses, high corporate overhead of $55–$60 million, CEO turnover, and a rejected November 2025 acquisition offer of $11–$12 per share, roughly a 100% premium to the then‑stock price.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) announced that its Board elected Julie A. Dill as Non-Executive Chair, effective May 14, 2026. She succeeds Lisa M. Palumbo, who completed her second two-year term as Chair and will continue as an independent director.
Ms. Dill has served on the Board since 2018 and has leadership experience in energy, industrials, and infrastructure, including as a public company CEO. Her finance, investor relations, and operations background is expected to support Board oversight of strategy and stakeholder engagement.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) reported Q1 2026 results: net sales $319M, net loss $81M (or $(1.22) per diluted share), and Adjusted EBITDA $8M. Cash provided by operations was $32M with Adjusted free cash flow $12M. Total debt was $763M and consolidated net secured leverage was 4.3x. Management is reviewing strategic and financial alternatives while pursuing its standalone plan and expects full-year EBITDA above 2025 and positive free cash flow in 2026.