Interfor Corporation will indefinitely curtail operations at its sawmills in Meldrim, Georgia, and Summerville, South Carolina. The company says this decision is due to weak lumber conditions. 

Interfor deliveries will be curtailed immediately, followed by an orderly wind-down of operations, which is expected to be completed by the end of Q3. Both sawmills produce kiln-dried Southern yellow pine dimensional lumber and have a combined annual capacity of 330 million board feet.

These indefinite curtailments will impact approximately 180 employees across both facilities. Interfor will mitigate some of the impact on affected employees by providing work opportunities at other company operations, where possible.

Interfor noted that the expected impact of these curtailments on production volume for the remainder of 2024 were included in the temporary curtailment guidance referenced in Interfor’s August 8th announcement. However, the indefinite nature of these curtailments means the impact on lumber production is likely to extend beyond 2024, based on facts and circumstances known today, the company said.

Interfor says that it will continue to monitor market conditions across all its operations and adjust its production plans accordingly.