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Methanol Asia prices, markets & analysis

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ICIS offers a wide range of short-to-long term information solutions for the growing ethylene glycol industry.

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Regional Outlook

Updated to Q2 2021

Players expected supply to improve from some markets, such as Iran and southeast Asia, due to plant restarts. However, supply could be disrupted from other markets. Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago saw production disruptions from natural gas supply disruptions which should affect short term delivery to Asia. In China, domestic supply should increase from new capacities. It was unknown if the Suez Canal blockage would affect logistics from Middle East to Asia.

Consumption and demand should remain robust and unchanged in the near term, due to downstream players enjoying healthy margins. However, a new wave of COVID-19 infections hit India at the end of the first quarter, prompting expectations that lockdowns would be implemented in most parts of India. This could cause downstream production to drop, mirroring what happened in previous lockdowns. Other Asian countries have thus far managed to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.

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We offer the following regional Methanol analysis and news coverage to keep you informed of factors and developments affecting prices in the Asia Methanol marketplace.

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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 by more than 250 of its reporters worldwide. Confirmed deals that are verified by both buyer and seller provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our ICIS Asia methanol pricing reports include spot assessments for the following:

  • CFR (cost & freight) China
  • Ex-tank domestic China (east and south China)
  • FOB (free on board) China
  • CFR Taiwan
  • CFR Korea
  • CFR Southeast Asia
  • CFR West Coast India

Find out more about our ICIS price assessments for Asia’s methanol market

You can rely on our reports to give you the prices and analysis of factors driving prices to facilitate your commercial transactions and business decisions.

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Price reporting

Asia Methanol Pricing Report

ICIS publishes daily and weekly price assessments, market news and analyses for the Asian methanol market. Whether you are a buyer, trader or seller, our pricing information gives you access to time-sensitive deals, offers/bids and price movements. Historical pricing data is also available.

Our report includes all of the following:

  • CFR spot prices for South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and China
  • CFR WC India spot prices
  • FOB China Export spot prices
  • Ex-tank spot prices for East and South China

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.

Global methanol supply and demand database

ICIS’ online database provides a single, highly searchable source of detailed historical data as far back as 1978 and forecast data up until 2030 for methanol around the globe. The service combines supply/demand, trade, capacity and ownership data to give you multiple views of the market from a global, regional or local perspective.

Price history

ICIS collects pricing data on a wide range of chemical, energy and fertilizer products, including Methanol. Our extensive experience in price reporting means we can offer you access to historical data dating back more than 20 years for certain commodities.

Our time series of pricing data enables you to build and model trends, to get a view of where markets might be heading. The data service includes charting functionality, allowing you to chart and download multiple data series for manipulation in your own internal models. You can also export data to Excel via the ICIS dashboard service.

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Methanol

Methanol is primarily used to produce formaldehyde, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and acetic acid, with smaller amounts going into the manufacture of DMT, MMA, chloromethanes, methylamines, glycol methyl ethers and fuels.

News

TOPIC PAGE: Coronavirus, oil price direction – impact on chemicals
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:00

In Asia, latest official data showed Singapore's petrochemical exports surged by 51.4% year on year to Singapore dollar ($) 1.59bn in March, supporting the increase in overall non-oil domestic...

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March IPEX jumps by 11% month on month on rising prices in Europe and Asia
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:44

LONDON (ICIS)--The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) extended gains in March, rising 11.4% for the month, tracking price increases seen across most of the major petrochemical and plastics commodities....

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VIDEO: Bearish factors outweigh bullish factor in near-term methanol market
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:35

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Watch senior editor Kite Chong discuss the latest developments in the Chinese methanol market. Yuan-denominated market lower than Chinese import market Downstream demand to remain...

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PODCAST: Suez Canal blockage adds insult to injury for chemical markets already star
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:30

BARCELONA (ICIS)--The closure of the Suez Canal is heaping further pressure on chemical supply chains which are already suffering from product shortages amid strong demand. Suez blockage adds to...

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