Chatham Saw Mill

Chatham Saw Mill
	Chatham Saw Mill Entrance Gate
Formerly	• British Imperial Saw Mill (1883–1947); • Andaman State Timber Department (1947–1957)
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Traded as	N/A (Government-owned)
Industry	Wood processing • Heritage tourism
Founded	1883
Founder	British Colonial Administration
Headquarters	Chatham Island, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Key people	• Chairman: A&N Islands Forest Secretary; • Mill Manager: Rajeshwar Singh, IFS; • Heritage Curator: Dr. Meena Krishnamurthy
Products	Commercial:; • Sawn timber (Padauk, Gurjan); • Marine-grade plywood; • Wooden handicraft blanks
Services	•Custom timber milling
Revenue	₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) (FY 2023–24)
Operating income	₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) (FY 2023–24)
Net income	₹1.8 crore (US$210,000) (FY 2023–24)
Total assets	₹120 crore (US$14 million) (including heritage assets)
Owner	Andaman and Nicobar Administration
Number of employees	342 (2024); (278 industrial, 64 heritage staff)
Parent	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Divisions	• Production Unit; • Heritage Wing; • Research Cell
Subsidiaries	Andaman Timber Museum (est. 2005)
	Footnotes / references; ASI Protected Monument #AN-14; ISO 9001:2015 Certified

Chatham Saw Mill is situated in Chatham Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.^[1]^[2] It was set up under British colonial rule in 1883 to produce timber for local construction works, as well as buildings in Britain.^[2]

It is owned by the state government. It is Asia's largest and oldest saw mill. It is connected to Port Blair by a 100-meter-long bridge.

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