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<ul><li>Cellulose specialties production affected. RYAM issued a press release last Monday with respect to a fire that took place at the company’s largest plant in Jesup, GA plant on October 11 that will likely keep two cellulose specialties production lines offline until October 28, while the cause is investigated and repairs are made.</li><li>Two of three production lines at Jesup affected. The fire, which occurred during scheduled maintenance work, was quickly contained without death or injury to plant employees or safety personnel, and has not affected the operations of Line C, which produces fluff pulp (270K mt annual capacity).</li><li>Management believes the two-and-a-half-week disruption in the operations of Lines A and B, which manufacture cellulose specialties (330K mt annual capacity), will not materially affect its ability to supply its current customers.</li></ul>

Cellulose specialties production affected. RYAM issued a press release last Monday with respect to a fire that took place at the company’s largest plant in Jesup, GA plant on October 11 that will likely keep two cellulose specialties production lines offline until October 28, while the cause is investigated and repairs are made.Two of three production lines at Jesup affected. The fire, which occurred during scheduled maintenance work, was quickly contained without death or injury to plant employees or safety personnel, and has not affected the operations of Line C, which produces fluff pulp (270K mt annual capacity).Management believes the two-and-a-half-week disruption in the operations of Lines A and B, which manufacture cellulose specialties (330K mt annual capacity), will not materially affect its ability to supply its current customers.

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