Methanol Asia

ICIS produces a weekly methanol report that contains price quotes for China, Korea, Taiwan, India and southeast Asia (SE Asia).

The report has a section on production news, capturing any significant production developments through the week. A discussion of supply and demand fundamentals is also included.

We talk to a wide number of industry players to collect an objective source of information for our assessments. Price assessments are based on information gathered throughout the week for cargo delivered in Asia 4-6 weeks forward.

ICIS has covered methanol for around 15 years. This publication is essential to our subscribers and is used as one of the benchmarks in the market for contract pricing, which is a formula for current published spot values.

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ICIS price assessments are based on information gathered from a wide cross-section of the market, comprising consumers, producers, traders and distributors from more than 250 reporters world-wide.  Confirmed deals, verified by both buyer and seller, provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our in-depth market knowledge drives our specialist focus, as we recognise the importance of individual market dynamics and not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Over 25 years of reporting on key chemicals markets, including Methanol, has brought global recognition of our methodology as being unbiased, authoritative and rigorous in preserving our editorial integrity.  Our global network of reporters in Houston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Perth and Moscow ensures unrivalled coverage of established and emerging markets.