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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) 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.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) will release first quarter 2026 earnings on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, after market close. A conference call and live webcast are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Supplemental materials and the live audio webcast will be available at www.RYAM.com. Replay access via teleconference will be available until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) announced a formal strategic‑alternatives review and established an interim Office of the Chief Executive following the immediate resignation of CEO Scott M. Sutton on April 20, 2026.
The Board engaged Morgan Stanley as financial advisor and Wachtell Lipton as legal counsel and named four senior executives to lead the interim OFC while search and review processes proceed.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) reported an isolated fire at its Jesup, Georgia facility on April 4, 2026, at about 10:00 p.m. in the digester area during scheduled annual maintenance.
The fire was quickly contained and extinguished; there were no injuries and no off-site impacts. Jesup is resuming operations, though one production line remains offline while the company conducts a root cause investigation and repair planning. The company said it does not currently expect a material supply disruption to customers.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) announced that President and CEO Scott Sutton will present and hold one-on-one investor meetings at the 17th Annual Gabelli Specialty Chemicals Symposium on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in New York City.
The presentation is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. Registration is available on the company website at www.RYAM.com.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) reported Q4 2025 net sales of $417M and a Q4 net loss of $21M ( $(0.32) per diluted share). Full-year 2025 revenue was $1.5B with Adjusted EBITDA $133M and negative adjusted free cash flow of $88M. The company ended Q4 with $157M liquidity, total debt of $779M and a net secured leverage ratio of 3.9x. Management priorities for 2026 emphasize cash generation, pricing in Cellulose Specialties, tighter working capital and reduced CapEx.