METHANOL:Market Outlook

摘要

1.Methanol markets will see more new capacity this year.In Iran,two new plants are expected to come on-stream,at Bushehr and Pars,each with a capacity of 1.65 million t/a.In spite of US sanctions,Iranian deliveries into China are expected to increase.2.This comes on top of additional tonnage expected from Russia and Trinidad-the latter from the new Caribbean Gas Chemicals unit,scheduled for 1H 2020.