Seems like he's specifically aware of Exergen, too.
"Mr Napthine said the projected volumes of containers coming to and from Gippsland would not justify a dedicated route, and it would be "presumptuous" to put in rail links without a major project in development to "back them up".
"We do not want to build a white elephant; we want something to support the needs of a dedicated export project," Mr Napthine said.
"Rather than saying 'let's put this route in or that', and hope someone will use it in future, let's determine what project we are talking about, what the opportunities are, and develop the appropriate logistics."
Mr Napthine alluded to a raft of potential commodities which could be exported from the Latrobe Valley, including magnesium and dried and 'slurried' coal - a product being pursued by 'clean coal' technology developer Exergen - which could be transported through pipelines."
