AKD Softwoods Tumut
OperatingAKD SoftwoodsAKDakd.com.auID 01928
AKD Softwoods Tumut is an operating softwood sawmill in Tumut, Australia, owned by AKD. With a capacity of 525 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 3rd largest of the 8 sawmills in Australia with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
- Nearest port
- Port Kembla · 265 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- Over 50 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 525 000 m3/y log intake
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- other2020The 2020 bushfires destroyed a significant part of the plantation estate that traditionally supplied the Tumut mill, leaving log volumes expected to stay low while the plantations regenerate.Source ↗
- ownership change2018AKD Softwoods finalised its purchase of Carter Holt Harvey Timber's New South Wales sawmilling business in 2018, taking over the Tumut sawmill and timber treatment plant along with almost 500 staff in the state.Source ↗
- expansion-AKD installed a Horizontal Shaping Saw line at Tumut to process small and medium sawlogs with higher yields and more consistent throughput, alongside upgrades to drying, infeed and sorting.Source ↗
Sources
- company websitechecked 2026-07-25akd.com.au ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26timberbiz.com.au ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-07-26tpaa.com.au ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-07-26akd.com.au ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-09-09akd.com.au ↗
Related facilities
AKD
Largest in Australia
How to cite
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