Chugoku Lumber Kashima (鹿島工場, inkl. andra sågverket)
OperatingChugoku Lumber Co., Ltd. (中国木材株式会社)Chugoku Lumberchugokumokuzai.co.jpID 01963
Chugoku Lumber Kashima (鹿島工場, inkl. andra sågverket) is an operating softwood sawmill in Kamisu, Japan, owned by Chugoku Lumber. With a capacity of 1 200 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 1st largest of the 9 sawmills in Japan with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Nearest port
- Kashima Ko · 4.3 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Own quay
- Kashima Ko · 4.3 km
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/325551848 ↗, 758 m from the site point. Method
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 1 200 000 m3/y log intake
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Fibre
Sawn timber
History and sources
Timeline
- product added2013A glued laminated timber plant for large cross sections was completed at Kashima.Source ↗
- product added2012A glued laminated timber plant for small and medium cross sections was completed at Kashima.Source ↗
- expansion2008A biomass power generation plant started operating within the Kashima site complex.Source ↗
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- startup2007The sawmill and drying and processing plant at the Kashima site in Kamisu, Ibaraki, began operating.Source ↗
Sources
- industry presschecked 2026-08-18jyutaku-news.co.jp ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-25jfpj.jp ↗
- otherchecked 2026-08-09server.arcgisonline.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-09-09chugokumokuzai.co.jp ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Chugoku Lumber
Largest in Japan
How to cite
WoodComp (). Chugoku Lumber Kashima (鹿島工場, inkl. andra sågverket) (WoodComp ID 01963). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1963Data © WoodComp, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required.