RYAM’s Jesup Facility Impacted by Natural Gas Supply Disruption
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE:RYAM) announced a force majeure event affecting its Jesup, Georgia facility due to an unscheduled outage by Southern Natural Gas Company. This incident, starting December 24, 2022, may result in financial penalties and reduce daily EBITDA by approximately
- RYAM has multiple reliable production facilities, allowing adaptation to customer orders.
- The company expects to meet its Net Debt guidance of
$725 million or better.
- Potential EBITDA reduction of approximately
$6 million to$7 million due to the force majeure event. - Daily EBITDA could be lowered by
$775,000 to$900,000 .
Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Potentially Affected
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Prior to the SNG Force Majeure Event, the Company had expected that it would be able to achieve its guidance issued on
The Company has implemented various cold weather operating actions to protect its assets and ensure safe operations, including leveraging alternative energy sources, such as pulping liquor and biomass, to minimize the Company’s reliance on natural gas during the cold weather period. While the Company has been primarily focused on taking all necessary action to keep its facilities operating during the Event, it is reserving all rights to more fully examine, and potentially contest, the validity of the financial penalty.
Despite the SNG Force Majeure Event, RYAM does not currently intend to initiate its own force majeure under its customer and supplier contracts. The Company’s multiple reliable production facilities across multiple geographies have enabled it to adapt production to meet customer orders. If the Event were to worsen or continue beyond the end of 2022, however, the Company could reassess this determination and the need for additional mitigating actions to address customer or financial impacts.
About RYAM
RYAM is a global leader of cellulose-based technologies, including high purity cellulose specialties, a natural polymer commonly found in filters, food, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications. The Company also manufactures products for paper and packaging markets. With manufacturing operations in the
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These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors and forward-looking statements described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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