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US methanol boom in the billion dollar plant phase

The boom in US methanol plants that began seven years ago has reached a new peak – the most expensive, billion-dollar phase.

While the early phase of the boom brought units on stream, it’s the pending startup of a new methanol plant in Texas, which is expected to cost $2bn that has everyone talking.

Download the latest market Insight by ICIS senior editor Lane Kelley to learn more about the rising cost of new methanol capacity in the US.

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