An Australian government agency has awarded around US$350,000 to two companies to investigate the production of bitumen and diesel from wood waste.
If successful, Australia’s state of New South Wales could become home to the world’s first biorefinery turning sawmill residues into renewable bitumen and diesel, according to ARENA - the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Under the $842,000 million study, Boral Timber, a major supplier of hardwood and softwood in Australia, will explore the technical and