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West Fraser Reduces Lumber Capacity
West Fraser Timber will lay off about 165 workers and reduce production capacity by 160 million board feet due to tariffs and declining lumber demand.
- On Nov. 6, 2025, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced it will permanently close its Augusta, Georgia and 100 Mile House, British Columbia lumber mills by the end of 2025 to better compete in a challenging environment.
- Citing timber supply constraints, the company said the 100 Mile House lumber mill can no longer access economically viable timber, with softwood lumber demand and U.S. softwood tariffs cited as risks.
- Approximately 165 employees will be affected at 100 Mile House, cutting West Fraser production capacity by 160 million board feet, while Augusta will impact around 130 workers and reduce capacity by 140 million board feet.
- West Fraser plans to mitigate job impacts by reallocating workers and expects to record restructuring and impairment charges in the fourth quarter of 2025.
- West Fraser operates more than 50 facilities, and other previously curtailed mills in Huttig, Arkansas and Lake Butler, Florida will be dismantled and sold amid wider sector pressures including the end of the mountain pine beetle harvest and recent wildfires.
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West Fraser Reduces Lumber Capacity
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX: WFG) (NYSE: WFG) announced today that it will permanently close both its Augusta, Georgia and 100 Mile House, British Columbia lumber mills…
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Closes Lumber Mills
VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced that it will permanently close both its Augusta, Georgia and 100 Mile House, British Columbia lumber mills by the end of 2025 following an orderly wind-down. West Fraser states that the decision is the result of timber supply challenges and soft lumber markets. In a press release, the company stated that the 100 Mile House lumber mill is no longer able to reliably access an adequate volume of eco…
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