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Updated to Q4 2018
There was increased spot supply from Iran after a new plant achieved stable production at the end of the third quarter. In addition, the US sanctions on Iran came into full effect in early November but did not have significant effects in the Asia methanol market, especially in China and India, the two biggest markets for Iranian methanol. There were some scheduled and unscheduled plant shutdowns in southeast Asia in October but stable production resumed soon after. Any supply shortfall was filled by Chinese exported materials. Some Asian buyers also received US-origin volumes which were from a new plant that started up at the end of June 2018.
Overall demand fell slightly but spot demand plunged in some places after spot prices fell sharply throughout most of the quarter. In the key China market, spot transactions for Iran volumes rose due to increased availability after a major new plant started up in end August 2018. In other Asian countries, buyers retreated from the spot markets due to the steep fall in spot prices, preferring to just take in term volumes. Some buyers were heard to even delay their intake of term cargoes while waiting for prices to bottom out.
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