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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.Financial_Report.xls
EX-10.11 - INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex1011fy2014.htm
EX-12 - STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONAL RATIOS - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex12201410k.htm
EX-23 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex23fy2014.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CEO & CFO - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex32fy2014.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex21201410k.htm
EX-24 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex24201410k.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CFO - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex312fy2014.htm
EX-10.22 - OUTSIDE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PROGRAM - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex1022fy2014.htm
EX-10.18 - EXCESS SAVINGS AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AGREEMENTS - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex1018fy2014.htm
10-K - 10-K - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryam201410k.htm
EX-10.12 - INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS TO 2015 EQUITY AWARD - RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.ryamex1012fy2014.htm
EXHIBIT 31.1


CERTIFICATION
I, Paul G. Boynton, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-K of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 27, 2015
 
/s/ PAUL G. BOYNTON
 
Paul G. Boynton
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.