ICIS offers a wide range of short-to-long term information solutions for the growing ethylene glycol industry.
Updated to Q2 2019
Supply is expected to increase as plants in the Middle East and southeast Asia return from their turnarounds or technical issues in the early half of the first quarter. A new plant in Iran is expected to enter commercial operations in early April while another plant could start up in June at the very earliest. Domestic Chinese plants are expected to complete their spring turnarounds by the middle of the quarter, stabilising domestic supply.
Demand should be stable throughout Asia, and there should not an increase in spot activity unless due to unforeseen supply disruptions. In China, demand may improve slightly in the downstream industries due to the reduction in value-added tax (VAT) by 3% but several market players downplayed the impact of this measure. In other Asian countries, most buyers should be able to meet their requirements with term volumes.
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.
More information about the price reports we publish on Methanol
Independent price assessments and market coverage by region
More information about the historical price data we publish on Methanol
Track historical price data
News & market analysis specifically relating to Methanol
Breaking news of latest developments affecting the markets.
Insight and analysis of factors driving prices.
ICIS launches Global Methanol Markets General Methodology Consultation more >>
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:
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
LONDON (ICIS)--BASF has developed a carbon dioxide (CO2) neutral process to produce methanol and will apply for a patent, the Germany chemicals major said on Friday. While the method has only been...
ReadSINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here are the top stories from ICIS News Asia and the Middle East for the week ended 17 May 2019. Chinese BDO market stabilizes while European expectations rise While China's...
ReadSINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s latest tit-for-tat move in its 10-month trade war with the US will hit some key chemicals such as polymers, aromatics and methanol. It announced late on Monday that it...
ReadHOUSTON (ICIS)--The recent escalation in the trade dispute between the US and China is raising doubts about a recovery that the chemical industry has expected to take place in the second half of...
Read