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Updated to Q3 2020
With one new Iranian plant already in commercial production and another close to it by the end of Q2, market participants expect more supply to China, as Chinese buyers remain the sole buyers of Iranian material. A southeast Asian plant has a two-week shutdown in July while another might have a 30-45 day turnaround in the end of Q3, but these should have limited impact on market sentiment.
Asian players were cautiously optimistic for Q3, especially as demand in Q2 was decimated by lockdowns and restrictions. Although demand should recover slowly as the governments push for economies to get back on track, there is concern of a second wave of coronavirus infections that could impede such efforts, with a resurgence in cases in South Korea, India, and in China briefly, by the end of Q2.
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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.
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