Methanex plans to move at least one methanol plant from Chile to the US, seeking to capitalize on a trend of low natural gas prices and possible interest in gasoline alternatives.For now, the Canada-b..
Methanex plans to move at least one methanol plant from Chile to the US, seeking to capitalize on a trend of low natural gas prices and possible interest in gasoline alternatives.
For now, the Canada-based company hopes to relocate one of its four methanol plants in Punta Arenas, Chile (Figs. 1 and 2), to a new US Gulf site in Geismar, Louisiana.
Fig. 1. The Methanex methanol complex in Punta Arenas, Chile.
Fig. 2. Methanol can be produced from four plants at the Punta Arenas, Chile, site. Photo courtesy of Google Earth. The individual Chile plants have capacities of between 800,000 tpy and 975,000
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