Canfor Corp to Permanently Close its Estill and Darlington Sawmills in South Carolina

On Thursday evening, Canfor Corporation announced its decision to permanently close the Estill and Darlington sawmills in South Carolina, effective August 2025.

These closures, Canfor said in the press release, follow an extended period of persistently weak market conditions and sustained financial losses, which have made continued operations at these facilities no longer viable.

Approximately 290 employees will be affected by the closures, which will also reduce Canfor’s U.S. lumber production capacity by 350 million board feet annually.