Australia’s Dalby grain ethanol plant debuts; signs off-take agreement with Caltex

In Australia, Caltex announced that it will purchase 7.9 million gallons of ethanol from the new $140 million Dalby Bio-Refinery that has commenced production in Queensland. The plant is located in the heart of the Queensland’s sorghum-growing district, and will supply fuel towards an E5 ethanol mandate established by the state government and scheduled to take effect in 2010.

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