Methanex Concludes Geismar 1 Expansion; In Process of Restarting Chile IV Plant

摘要

Vancouver— Methanex, in its third quarter 2020 results, said it has completed an expansion of its Geismar 1 methanol facility in Louisiana and expects to ramp up to full production over the "coming weeks." The expansion project will increase the company's production capacity by about 10%, or 100,000 t/y. The Geismar 2 methanol facility is also being expanding as part of the project (PCN, 4 Nov 2019, p 2). Capacities of the plants were not given.