London-As the curtains closed on 2001, market participants in the European methanol market were expecting the first quarter of 2002-at least initially-to witness low prices and depressed demand. The contract price for Q1, first settled December 13 between a NWE producer and a consumer at Euro 125/mt-a Euro 25/mt drop on Q4-was evidence for many of the bearish market fundamentals.
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