Rio Tinto Pongamia Biofuel Tree Plantations
Sector: Consumer Products • Location: Nhulunbuy and Townsville, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Rio Tinto is planting pongamia trees in the Northern Territory and Queensland to produce biofuel. The project involves planting 8,000 trees near the Gove Peninsula bauxite project in the Northern Territory and 750,000 trees at a new farm near Townsville, Queensland. The aim is to turn pongamia seeds into renewable diesel to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for Rio Tinto's mining fleet.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Consumer Products, Raw Materials
- Location
- Nhulunbuy and Townsville, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description | Rio Tinto is planting pongamia trees in the Northern Territory and Queensland to produce biofuel. The project involves planting 8,000 trees near the Gove Peninsula bauxite project in the Northern Territory and 750,000 trees at a new farm near Townsville, Queensland. The aim is to turn pongamia seeds into renewable diesel to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for Rio Tinto's mining fleet. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | Northern Territory and Queensland |
City | Nhulunbuy and Townsville |
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Source | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Consumer Products, Raw Materials |
Article published date | 2025-06-04 |
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