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Updated to Q3 2020
Russia’s Metafrax has a scheduled maintenance due to begin in August and Equinor’s postponed Q2 maintenance in Norway is expected to take place in Q3, although this could not be confirmed. As these turnarounds are planned, they are not expected to have a significant impact on European supply. Additional capacity has come online in Asia and overall, global supply length is unlikely to decline for Q3 while demand remains poor.
Demand is expected to rise slowly over Q3. However, downstream markets remain subdued and oversupply will likely dominate. The demand low point is thought to have passed, although this is dependent on whether there is a second wave of the coronavirus. The formaldehyde market is expected to remain quiet in Q3, as is the automotive industry. Demand is likely to be slow but will see a gradual improvement compared with 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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