MMSA Methanol Notes™ provide a weekly snapshot of international methanol markets including political and economic news, performance charts, trend analysis, and other information critical to traders.
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MMSA Methanol Notes are one-page summaries of items critical to the methanol and derivatives industries, issued Monday evenings Singapore time. Topics range broadly and include notices and brief overviews of ongoing MMSA updates to its supply and demand forecasts, price forecasts, methanol affordability analysis, MTO economics, and much more.
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MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-02-11 | Each month, MMSA estimates full delivered cash costs for producers practically able to deliver to … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-02-04 | In 2018, responding to market requests for more inclusion in guiding the quarterly EU Contract … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-28 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures methanol-based forms of biodiesel produced in the US … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-21 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer selling MTBE … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-14 | Southeast Asia biodiesel production and consumption looks to accelerate in the new year of 2025 … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-07 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the Methanol and Derivatives Analysis (MDA) service (1Q 2025 … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-31 | Overall, China methanol demand will grow for another year. Apparent growth (net imports plus production) … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-17 | In January 2025, the United States will inaugurate President Donald Trump for a second time. … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-10 | MTO economics remain near parity with naphtha, with both means to manufacture olefins only marginally…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-03 | US lumber and methanol prices have risen at similar rates since September, with ratios of … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-26 | Most Russian methanol for export is now flowing via costly routes to China and Turkey … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-19 | Trinidad is second to the United States in methanol production capability in the Atlantic Basin, … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-12 | The China methanol delivered cost curve for October 2024 shows that methanol prices remain close … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-05 | MMSA conducted its monthly survey of European contractual buyers and sellers of methanol in late … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-29 | In one week, MMSA, in conjunction with IMPCA, will again assemble key industry stakeholders at … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-22 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures continue to show methanol-based forms of biodiesel losing … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-15 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer selling MTBE … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-08 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the 2024 Methanol and Derivatives Analysis (MDA) service have … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-01 | Apparent methanol demand growth in China increased month-on-month with higher imports and stable…….. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-24 | MMSA prices for conventional methanol bunkers and conventional methanol energy equivalents remain above energy affordability … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-17 | Global methanol prices are moving upwards, in concert with prior MMSA projections. The US has … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-10 | MTO economics remain impacted by weak olefins markets, containing methanol prices. Olefins prices (esp propylene) … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-03 | US lumber and methanol prices have both held relatively constant over the past several months, … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-27 | Although sanctions on Russian methanol to the European Union and UK continue to lower exports … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-20 | Slowly waning Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) natural gas is being made less available to existing … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-13 | Each month, MMSA estimates full delivered cash costs for methanol producers practically able to deliver … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-06 | In 2018, responding to market requests for more inclusion in guiding the quarterly EU Contract … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-30 | For the past 4 years, MMSA has tracked deep sea cargoes of methanol globally, creating … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-23 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures show methanol consuming forms of biodiesel………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-16 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer selling………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-09 | More than 6 years ago, in response to market concerns about transparency in settling the … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-02 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the 2024 Methanol and Derivatives Analysis (MDA) service (for … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-25 | Apparent methanol demand in China is slowly accelerating, supplied by restarts of coal-based facilities in………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-18 | MMSA prices for conventional methanol bunkers and conventional methanol energy equivalents………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-11 | Global methanol price direction continues to move upwards as expected on the continuation of supply … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-04 | Over the past three months, MTO economics have worsened. Economics at current methanol………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-28 | While sanctions on Russian methanol to the European Union and UK have notably………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-21 | US lumber prices have slipped while methanol prices have gained, and now 5-year average………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-14 | Trinidad natural gas was made increasingly available to existing operators in 2023 despite………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-07 | The China methanol delivered methanol cost curve shows improvement in China’s methanol………. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-04-30 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the 2024 Methanol and Derivatives Analysis (MDA) service have … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-04-23 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures continue to show methanol consuming forms of biodiesel … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-04-09 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer selling MTBE … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-26 | On March 21st – 22nd, 2024, MMSA hosted its inaugural Methanol Briefing in Houston, Texas,…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-19 | MMSA prices for conventional methanol bunkers and conventional methanol energy equivalents…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-12 | Global methanol price direction has moved upwards as forecast, with global supply issues influencing…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-05 | MTO economics continue to restrain methanol pricing, yielding low margins on ethylene…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-02-20 | US lumber prices continue to maintain levels which on par mirror those of methanol…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-02-13 | Apparent methanol demand in China (net imports plus production) is improved…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-02-06 | The China methanol delivered methanol cost curve early in 2024 shows improvement in the…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-30 | As the flow of deep-sea cargoes has been restricted due to low water levels in … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-23 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures through 2023 have methanol consuming forms…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-16 | Since import and transit sanctions were placed on Russian methanol to the European Union…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-09 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-02 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the 2023 Methanol and Derivatives Analysis (MDA) service…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-26 | As has been the case as a calendar year comes to an end, MMSA recaps … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-19 | As 2023 reaches its last days, estimates of 2023E US methanol apparent demand show that … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-12 | Global methanol price direction has split between East and West. China has begun to show … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-05 | MTO economics remain stable, as they have for several months, helping revive the significant buying … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-28 | MMSA has developed prices for conventional methanol bunkers and conventional methanol energy equivalents…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-21 | US lumber prices have maintained levels which on par mirror those of methanol, with 5-year … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-14 | Apparent demand (net imports plus production) in China moved toward positive annualized growth. Domestic…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-07 | The China cost curve continues to provide a strong floor under methanol prices, as coal … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-24 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures through September 2023 remain encouraging for methanol consuming … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-17 | Since the import and transit ban placed on Russian methanol to the European Union and … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-10 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer remains at … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-03 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the 2023 Methanol and Derivative (MDA) service have been … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-26 | Southeast Asia biodiesel production and consumption looks to regain its momentum in a post-COVID period, … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-19 | As 2023 adds more days of history to its books, estimates of 2023E US methanol … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-12 | The European Quarterly Contract Price (EU CP) is a reference for most methanol bought and … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-05 | MTO economics moved towards stable ground in August 2023. Methanol market prices are now in … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-29 | MMSA assessment of European apparent methanol demand through December 2023 confirms market is lagging. Apparent…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-22 | US lumber prices, now using a new contract, are falling at a pace similar to … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-15 | Global methanol prices continue to bounce along marginal costs to supply in China. While China … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-08 | China’s methanol production continues to sag as economics continue to suffer, and imports are not … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-01 | The China cost curve continues to provide a strong floor under methanol prices. For many … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-25 | MMSA supply and demand balances for the 2023 Methanol and Derivative (MDA) service have been … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-18 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures through May 2023 remain encouraging…. |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-11 | Since June 18th, the full effect of EU sanctions has been felt in Moscow with … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-04 | Over the past three months, profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer remains… |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-27 | With the benefit of increased data, prior (and rosier) estimates of 2023E US methanol demand … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-20 | Since 2020, MMSA has been performing a detailed analysis of daily methanol shipments, tracking vessels … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-13 | The European Quarterly Contract Price (EU CP), a metric often cited by MMSA is used … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-06 | The 2023 Canadian Petrochemical Summit provided an occasion to present an overview of recent MMSA … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-30 | MMSA assessment of European apparent methanol demand through June 2023 confirms market is lagging. Apparent … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-23 | US lumber prices continue to fall at a pace faster than methanol, with 5-year average … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-16 | Olefins markets appear stuck in a rut with little change. MTO competitiveness versus naphtha-based olefins … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-09 | Global methanol prices continue to bounce along marginal costs to supply in China. While China … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-02 | Chinese methanol producers have had some yet not all of the weight of high coal … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-04-25 | Global MMSA supply and demand balance updates marking the first installment of 2023 Methanol and … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-04-18 | United States (US) D4 RIN consumption figures through early 2023 are encouraging for both biodiesel … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-04-11 | With the 9th package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus taking effect in January 2023, … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-04-04 | Profitability for a hypothetical Middle Eastern MTBE producer moved to all-time high levels as costs … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-03-28 | With limited available calendar year data, it appears, on the surface, that US methanol demand … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-03-21 | With only scant data available as 2023 gets underway, China methanol production is at sub … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-03-14 | The European Quarterly Contract Price (EU CP), which is referred by MMSA and other price … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-03-07 | MTO competitiveness versus naphtha-based olefins remained steady for a 3rd consecutive month, and both naphtha … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-02-28 | Global methanol spot prices moved in mixed directions a 2nd straight week. Asia was mixed, … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-02-21 | US lumber prices remain near their floors as the supply and demand balance resets. Meanwhile, … |
MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-02-14 | MMSA assessment of European apparent methanol demand through December 2022 confirms deteriorating market conditions after … |