- Production facility
Company / lead organisation
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HIF Asia Pacific Pty Ltd (HIF Global)
Status
- Pre-FEED
Location
Former Burnie Paper Mill site, South Burnie, Tasmania
Fuel / pathway
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e-Methanol, for shipping and for conversion into e-fuels for aviation and road transport
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Renewable hydrogen from water electrolysis combined with biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from plantation residues
Capacity / output
About 208,000 tonnes/year e-methanol
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Funding source & support
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Private/corporate
HIF Global
Estimated investment
$2.9 billion
total facility build, converted from approximately US$2 billion reported
Brief description
Commercial e-fuels facility proposed for the former Burnie Paper Mill site in South Burnie, designed to produce about 208,000 tonnes per annum of e-methanol using renewable hydrogen from electrolysis combined with biogenic carbon dioxide from sustainably sourced biomass. The project was relocated from Hampshire in September 2025 to gain deepwater port access and modularisation benefits. Pre-front-end engineering design was completed in 2025 and a Notice of Intent has been lodged with the Tasmanian EPA.