AKD Softwoods Yarram

Closed 2025AKD Softwoods AKD akd.com.auID 01929

AKD Softwoods Yarram is a closed softwood sawmill in Yarram, Australia, owned by AKD. With a capacity of 150 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 8th largest of the 8 sawmills in Australia with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Yarram, Victoria, Australia
Nearest port: Melbourne · 167 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
Nearest railway: 39 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 150 000 m3/y log intake
Other filing
Production: Not reported
Type: Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre

Pine

Sawn timber

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

closure2025
AKD shut its Yarram sawmill in November 2025 with the loss of 73 jobs, and the site was subsequently taken over by Pentarch Group, which says it will reopen the mill at a later date.
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Sources

company websitechecked 2026-10-15
akd.com.au ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-25
akd.com.au ↗
otherchecked 2026-09-08
aec.gov.au ↗

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industry presschecked 2026-10-15
woodcentral.com.au ↗
otherchecked 2026-08-09
server.arcgisonline.com ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-27
akd.com.au ↗
newschecked 2026-09-09
sgst.com.au ↗

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Largest in Australia

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Nearby

Maryvale Mill· 44 km Tumut Kraft Mill· 387 km Boyer Mill· 471 km Hyne Timber Tuan Mill· 1547 km Niagara Sawmilling Southland· 1964 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). AKD Softwoods Yarram (WoodComp ID 01929). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1929