UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

August 12, 2025

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-36285

Incorporated in the State of Delaware

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 46-4559529

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.

1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32207

(Principal Executive Office)

Telephone Number: (904) 357-4600

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Exchange on which Registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

RYAM

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 12, 2025, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., together with the United Steel Workers, issued a press release announcing the filing with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission of parallel antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on Brazil, and an antidumping petition on Norway, concerning U.S. imports of High-Purity Dissolving Pulp.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


99.1			Press Release entitled “RYAM and USW Petition the U.S. Government for Relief from Unfairly Traded Imports of High-Purity Dissolving Pulp from Brazil and Norway”
104			Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.

By:			/s/ Richard Colby Slaughter
			Richard Colby Slaughter
			Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date:			August 12, 2025

RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. 8-K