Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a Delaware operating company with common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under RYAM. Its Form 8-K filings cover operating results, financial-condition disclosures, Regulation FD updates, project and capital-allocation decisions, executive departures, board changes and compensatory arrangements.
The company’s proxy materials describe board oversight, stockholder meeting matters, director nominees, executive compensation design, succession planning and incentive metrics tied to operating performance and cash flow. Filing exhibits and material-event reports also record security registration details, governance changes and capital-structure information relevant to the company’s cellulose, pulp, paperboard and biomaterials operations.
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. director Lisa M. Palumbo reported a sale of 1,931.487 shares of Common Stock on August 7, 2026, in a transaction classified as an indirect sale "By Spouse" at $9.13 per share. Following this sale, the spouse-held position reported in this Form 4 is zero shares. Palumbo continues to report 188,591.538 shares of Common Stock held directly and 669.216 shares held indirectly through an IRA.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $376 million, up 11% from a year earlier, but recorded an operating loss of $7 million and a net loss attributable to RYAM of $33 million. Gross margin was 6.1%.
Results were heavily affected by restructuring and market-related actions. In the first half, the company booked $41 million of non-cash Temiscaming High Purity Cellulose permanent idling charges and a $13 million non-cash impairment of its High Yield Pulp plant, contributing to a six‑month operating loss of $72 million and net loss of $114 million. High Purity Cellulose segment net sales rose to $301 million with operating income of $29 million, driven by a 21% increase in Cellulose Specialties pricing despite lower volumes, while Paperboard & High Yield Pulp posted a $27 million quarterly operating loss amid weaker pricing and the impairment.
Liquidity comprised $57 million of cash and $88 million of availability under credit and factoring facilities, for total liquidity of $145 million; total debt was $775 million, resulting in an 80% debt-to-capital ratio, and all debt covenants were in compliance. The company is conducting a strategic alternatives review expected to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2026 and is pursuing trade remedies and new eSAF projects while managing substantial long-term environmental obligations.
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.
Affiliates of American Industrial Partners, including Lightship Capital III and related funds, report beneficial ownership of 3,400,000 Rayonier Advanced Materials common shares, representing 5.0416% of the class based on 67,438,549 shares outstanding as of May 4, 2026. The shares were acquired for an aggregate $25,440,275.04 using Lightship’s working capital and its existing credit facility, with shared voting and dispositive power over all reported shares.
Rayonier Advanced Materials announced on April 20, 2026 that it is engaged in a formal process to explore strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. In connection with this process, the investors entered into a confidentiality agreement that includes a standstill. They may conduct due diligence and may submit one or more non-binding proposals to acquire some or all of the company’s assets or shares or pursue another transaction, and may negotiate related agreements. There is no obligation to proceed, and any transaction would depend on definitive documentation and customary conditions; if consummated, it could involve an extraordinary corporate transaction and could lead to deregistration under Section 12(g)(4) and delisting from the New York Stock Exchange.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc received an updated ownership report from institutional investor Dimensional Fund Advisors, which reports beneficial ownership of 3,298,912 shares of the company’s common stock, representing 4.9% of the class as of June 30, 2026.
Dimensional reports sole voting power over 3,230,366 shares and sole dispositive power over 3,298,912 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The shares are owned by investment funds and accounts advised or managed by Dimensional, and Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership except for Section 13(d) reporting purposes. Each underlying fund’s interest is stated to be no more than 5% of the class.
Krawczyk Daniel M. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reported that CEO and President Daniel M. Krawczyk received two equity awards. He was granted 202,184 performance-based Leveraged Performance Units, each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock, as an employment inducement award in connection with his appointment.
He also received 104,540 restricted stock units, with each unit representing a contingent right to one share of common stock. The number of shares ultimately earned from the performance-based units can range from 0% to 250% of the 202,184 target units based on stock price appreciation over a three-year performance period and continued employment.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. director and executive officer Daniel M. Krawczyk, the company’s CEO and President, filed an initial Form 3, which is a statement of beneficial ownership by insiders. The filing reports no stock transactions and does not list any specific derivative positions.
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.