Caltex upgrades Australian ethanol distribution, CSR ramping up sugarcane ethanol production as Queensland state confirms E5 target for 2010

In Australia, Caltex has upgraded its fuel terminal in Brisbane to vastly increase the company’s capacity to distribute E10. The company said that it now has 93 stations offering E10 in Queensland, out of 228 for the company across the nation. The move comes as the Queensland Government re-committed to its E5 target for 2010. The state currently produces 10 Mgy of ethanol from molasses. Production is scheduled to increase to 40 Mgy to meet the new mandate.  CSR’s plant at Sarina will increase production to 14 Mgy and the Dalby Biorefinery will scale up to 21 Mgy. A third facility planned for the Rocky Point Sugar Mill, near Beenleigh, will provide the balance of fuel to meet the mandate.

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