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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $376 million, up 18% from the first quarter and 11% from the prior-year quarter. Net loss and loss from continuing operations were $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 $28 million a year earlier, driven mainly by higher pricing and improved performance in High Purity Cellulose, partially offset by a larger operating loss in Paperboard & High Yield Pulp. That segment recorded a $27 million operating loss, including the impairment and impacts from planned maintenance and market downtime.
The company ended the quarter with $145 million of global liquidity, including $57 million of cash, and reported a consolidated net secured leverage ratio of 4.2 times covenant EBITDA. Management reiterated that the full-year trajectory remains aligned with prior expectations, including generating positive free cash flow in 2026, and expects to conclude its strategic review and communicate a path forward in the fourth quarter. All results are preliminary until the Form 10-Q is filed.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. disclosed that Colby Slaughter, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has notified the company of his decision to resign, effective August 7, 2026, to pursue another professional opportunity.
The report is signed on behalf of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. by Lise Gingras, Vice President, Human Resources, reflecting a change in the company’s senior legal leadership.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. appointed Daniel M. Krawczyk as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective June 22, 2026, and added him to the Board as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting.
Krawczyk brings more than 30 years of industrial, chemicals and corporate development experience, including leading a $1.3 billion global specialty chemicals portfolio and executing over $2 billion in M&A and divestitures. He replaces an interim Office of the CEO, whose members return to their prior senior roles and will support him.
His compensation includes a $1,000,000 base salary, a target annual bonus equal to 100% of salary, long‑term equity awards with a grant date value of $3,300,000, a $750,000 sign‑on bonus with clawback protections, and a $1,750,000 inducement award of leveraged performance units tied to three‑year share price growth. The company also reiterated that its comprehensive review of strategic alternatives is underway with assistance from Morgan Stanley and that no conclusions have been reached.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2026. Stockholders elected Charles R. Eggert and David C. Mariano as directors to terms expiring in 2029. Proposals to declassify the board of directors and to eliminate supermajority voting provisions did not receive sufficient support to pass. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers and approved a French Sub-Plan under the Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. 2023 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended and restated. They also ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced a board leadership change. The Board of Directors has elected longtime director Julie A. Dill as Non-Executive Chair of the Board, effective May 14, 2026. She succeeds Lisa M. Palumbo, who has completed her second two-year term as Chair and will continue to serve as an independent director.
Ms. Dill has served on the Board since 2018 and brings leadership experience across the energy, industrials, and infrastructure sectors, including prior service as a public company CEO. The company highlights her background in finance, investor relations, and operations as support for its strategy and stakeholder engagement. RYAM describes this transition as part of its commitment to strong corporate governance, succession planning, and disciplined strategic oversight. The company notes it generated $1.5 billion of revenue in 2025 as a global producer of high purity cellulose and related products.
Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) reported a weak first quarter for the period ended March 28, 2026, with net sales of $319 million, down from $353 million a year earlier. The company posted a net loss of $81 million, or $(1.22) per share, versus a $32 million loss, driven largely by $41 million of non-cash charges from permanently idling dissolving wood pulp production at its Temiscaming high purity cellulose plant.
Adjusted EBITDA fell to $8 million from $17 million, reflecting lower cellulose specialties volumes, softer commodity pricing and higher labor and maintenance costs, partly offset by lower wood and energy costs and a $4 million insurance recovery. Despite the loss, RYAM generated $32 million of cash from operating activities and $12 million of adjusted free cash flow, ended the quarter with $160 million of liquidity and carried $763 million of total debt, resulting in a 4.3x covenant net secured leverage ratio.
Management called 2026 a transition year but said it still expects full-year EBITDA above 2025 and positive free cash flow. The company is also conducting a review of a range of strategic and financial alternatives, prompted in part by unsolicited indications of interest, while continuing to execute its standalone operating plan.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reported that Sutton resigned as a member of its Board of Directors and also withdrew as a director nominee for the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The filing does not describe any change to the Company’s operations or financial results.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. is launching a formal strategic alternatives review and has changed its top leadership. President and CEO Scott M. Sutton resigned effective April 16, 2026. The Board created an interim Office of the Chief Executive Officer, led by four senior executives, with CFO Marcus J. Moeltner serving as interim principal executive officer.
The Board is exploring a wide range of potential strategic, business and financial options, including a possible sale of all or part of the Company, strategic investments, mergers or other business combinations, or continuing its standalone plan. The review follows unsolicited indications of interest. RYAM reported $1.5 billion of revenue in 2025. The Board has not set a timetable and cautions there is no assurance the process will result in any transaction.
Rayonier Advanced Materials reported a weak fourth quarter and full year 2025. Q4 net sales were $417 million, slightly below the prior-year quarter’s $422 million, with a loss from continuing operations of $21 million, or $(0.32) per diluted share. Q4 Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $46 million, down from $51 million a year earlier.
For 2025, revenue fell to $1.466 billion from $1.630 billion and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations declined to $133 million from $222 million. The company recorded a full-year net loss of $420 million, or $(6.33) per share, versus a $39 million loss in 2024, heavily impacted by a $323 million income tax expense.
Cash generation deteriorated, with cash provided by operating activities of $24 million and negative Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $88 million, compared to $203 million and $95 million, respectively, in 2024. Total debt was $779 million, Adjusted Net Debt $745 million and Net Secured Debt $715 million, yielding a covenant net secured leverage ratio of 3.9 times. Management highlighted stronger pricing in Cellulose Specialties but pressure in Paperboard and High-Yield Pulp, and outlined 2026 priorities of positive free cash flow, disciplined capital spending and EBITDA improvement across all businesses.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. filed a current report announcing that, after a comprehensive review, it has decided not to move forward with its participation in the Altamaha Green Energy project. The company explains that it will keep reviewing its portfolio of potential projects using a disciplined capital allocation framework, suggesting continued focus on selecting investments it believes best fit its financial and strategic priorities.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reported that Joshua Hicks, Senior Vice President of High Purity Cellulose, separated from the company effective January 11, 2026. Following his departure, the High Purity Cellulose organization will report directly to Scott Sutton, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. The company’s common stock continues to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RYAM.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. appointed Scott Sutton as its new Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January 5, 2026, and added him to the Board as a Class III director. He succeeds De Lyle W. Bloomquist, who will step down from the CEO role and Board on the same date and remain as Advisor to the CEO through May 13, 2026 to support the transition.
Sutton’s compensation includes a $1,000,000 annual base salary, a target annual cash bonus equal to 100% of base salary with a 0–200% payout range, and long‑term incentive awards beginning March 2026 with a grant date value of $3,300,000 in RSUs, PSUs and PCUs. He will also receive a $225,000 sign‑on bonus for relocation expenses.
As a material inducement to join the company, Sutton will receive a PSU award with a threshold of 375,000 PSUs, target of 750,000, and maximum of 1,500,000, vesting after a three‑year performance period based on the highest 60‑day average stock price. No PSUs vest below $15.00; threshold, target and maximum vesting occur at stock prices of $15.00, $30.00 and $45.00 or greater, respectively, with vested shares subject to a one‑year holding period.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced a planned executive leadership transition. President and Chief Executive Officer De Lyle W. Bloomquist will retire from his roles by the time of the company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to occur in May 2026. He will continue serving as Chief Executive Officer until a successor is appointed and will remain with the company through the Annual Meeting to support an orderly handover. Mr. Bloomquist will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at that meeting. The Board has begun a search process for the next Chief Executive Officer and has retained a leading global executive search firm to assist.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. filed a current report stating that it issued a press release on November 4, 2025 announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 27, 2025. The company furnished this press release as Exhibit 99.1 to the report, describing it as its third quarter 2025 results.
The information about these quarterly results is furnished rather than filed under securities laws, which affects how it is treated for certain legal purposes and how it is incorporated into other regulatory documents.
Rayonier Advanced Materials reported a planned change in its top accounting role. Gabriela Garcia, the company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President, Corporate Controller, has resigned effective October 10, 2025. The company stated that her resignation is not due to any disagreement regarding operations, policies, or practices.
Effective the same date, Jared Rollins has been appointed Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President, Corporate Controller. Rollins has held various tax and financial planning roles at Rayonier entities since 2006 and is a Certified Public Accountant. His compensation will include salary, bonus opportunities, and equity awards in line with his seniority, as well as participation in standard employee benefit programs.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reported that it has joined with the United Steel Workers to file trade petitions with U.S. authorities related to imports of high-purity dissolving pulp. The petitions, submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, include antidumping and countervailing duty petitions involving Brazil, and an antidumping petition involving Norway. The company also issued a joint press release with the union, which is included as an exhibit to this report.