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Updated to Q2 2021
Methanol supply going into Q2 is likely to be curtailed for the region as plants are offline in both Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. At the same time, the US is expecting an increase in supplies domestically with the recent start-up of the YCI Methanol One 1.7m tonne/year facility in St James, Louisiana. The US Methanol’s 200,000 tonne/year Liberty One unit in Charleston, West Virginia, is slated to start up in 2021.
Overall demand for US material remains weakened and despite pockets of increases in some downstream sectors, there has not been any significant change toward demand recovery. However, demand for US material could increase as plants in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela are separately offline. Increased export consumption is still considered a major factor for the US moving forward, but it may take more time for global markets to slowly take in more product.
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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.
The ICIS US Gulf (USG) methanol report is a weekly report that contains the monthly contract price in cents per gallon, which is then converted to dollars per tonne.
The report has the latest spot barge prices in cents per gallon and converted to dollars per tonne. The spot barge prices are broken down into the price range for the week and the latest prices we have for the end of the week.
These prices are reported to us each week by buyers and sellers. The report often contains the latest price for natural gas, which is the major feedstock, and includes plant news, including reports on plants and projects in Europe.
The ICIS report is invaluable to customers being a benchmark report that offers exclusive methanol prices, news and analysis that can not be found else.
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