West Fraser Lake Butler
Closed 2025West Fraser, Inc.West Fraserwestfraser.com (group)ID 01607
West Fraser Lake Butler is a closed softwood sawmill in Lake Butler, United States, owned by West Fraser. With a capacity of 187 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 90th largest of the 114 sawmills in United States with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Lake Butler, Florida, United States
- Nearest port
- Jacksonville · 73 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- 11 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- about 187 000 m3/y sawn timberreported as 110 MMBF/y · Annual report
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Fibre
Sawn timber
History and sources
Timeline
- closure2025West Fraser meddelade 6 november 2025 att den obestämda nedstängningen av sågverket i Lake Butler, Florida (indefinite curtailment sedan 2024) blir permanent, i samma pressmeddelande som stängningen av Augusta och 100 Mile House.Source ↗
- curtailment2024Indefinitely curtailed at the end of September 2024 due to high fibre costs and soft lumber markets that made the mill unprofitable, affecting about 130 employees.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-25tipranks.com ↗
- annual reportchecked 2026-09-08sec.gov ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-27prnewswire.com ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-10-27timber-online.net ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27westfraser.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27woodworkingnetwork.com ↗
- directorychecked 2026-09-09southernpine.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-10services.arcgisonline.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-14services.arcgisonline.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-14echo.epa.gov ↗
Related facilities
West Fraser
Largest in United States
How to cite
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