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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| Product | Title |
|---|---|
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-05-13 | US/China Trade Agreement to Stabilize China Delivered Methanol Cash Cost Curve |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-05-06 | SEA biodiesel – Struggle to grow in the headwind of trade war |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-04-29 | US D4 RIN issuance, methanol demand for biodiesel dropped dramatically in Q1 2025 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-04-22 | Methanol Supply and Demand Forecast Updates – China CTO Competitiveness Improves with Low Coal Prices |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-04-15 | Methanol Affordability in China – Keeping a Lid on Methanol Prices |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-04-01 | China methanol demand growth to pick up after stalling in Q1 2025 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-03-25 | 2025 MMSA Houston Methanol Briefing Summary |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-03-18 | Drop in China Thermal Coal Prices Helps China Methanol and Olefins Producers |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-03-11 | MTO Economics – Almost Predictably Flat and Restrictive |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-03-04 | Methanol Cost versus Lumber Falls on Eve of US Tariffs |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-02-25 | Trinidad methanol loadings subdued 2025 YTD |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-02-18 | Iran so far away – methanol vessel loadings shrink drastically alongside production |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-02-11 | Jan ’25 China Methanol Cast Cost Curve – Price support fades despite supply concerns |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-02-04 | Feb ‘25 MMSA European Monthly Methanol Contract Price Survey Results |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-28 | US FAME Biodiesel Demand – Losing to Renewable Diesel, Jet Fuel in D4 RIN issuance |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-21 | MTBE Profitability Stabilizes in early ’25 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-14 | Southeast Asia Biodiesel – Accelerating in the Zero Carbon Path |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2025-01-07 | MDA 1Q2025 Supply and Demand Forecast Updates Uploaded – Supply Woes Continue |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-31 | China Apparent Demand – Slow Growth from Increased Domestic Production |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-17 | Trump Tariffs – Macro and Methanol Market Impacts |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-10 | MTO Economics Remain Flat, Restricting China Methanol Prices |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-12-03 | Methanol and Lumber Prices Rise at Same Pace |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-26 | Russia Methanol Apparent Demand and Inventories Up, Exports Shrink Further |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-19 | Trinidad Methanol Availability Slows Yet Stabilizes |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-12 | China Delivered Cash Cost Curve – Coal Continues to Underpin Methanol Prices |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-11-05 | Nov ’24 MMSA European Monthly Methanol Contract Price Survey Results |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-29 | MMSA, with IMPCA, to Host the 2024 International Methanol Conference in Singapore |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-22 | US FAME Biodiesel Demand – D4 RINs Count Sees HVO, Jet Fuel Soar |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-15 | MTBE Profitability Falls Further Through Q3 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-08 | MDA 4Q 2024 Supply and Demand Forecast Updates Uploaded – 2024 Global Methanol Supply Tightens |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-10-01 | China Apparent Demand – Growing Steadily Ahead of Stimuli |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-24 | MMSA Conventional Methanol Bunker Prices – Affordability Challenged in Most, Not All Locations |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-17 | September 2024 MMSA Global Methanol Price Forecast Update – Prices, Margins Expand With Some Twists |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-10 | Marginal MTO Economics Collar Methanol Prices |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-09-03 | US Methanol Prices vs Lumber – Stable and Normal Ahead of Fed Rate Cuts |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-27 | Russia Methanol Apparent Demand Rises While Exports Shrink Further |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-20 | Trinidad Methanol Production Challenges in 2024 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-13 | China Delivered Cash Cost Curve – Methanol Prices Supported by Coal |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-08-06 | MMSA announces the first European Methanol Contract Price (EMCP) following market survey |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-30 | MMSA Vessel Tracking Tools Available Online |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-23 | US FAME Biodiesel Demand – Grounded While Renewable Biodiesel Skies |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-16 | MTBE Profitability Falls Yet Remains Strong through Q2 as Markets Balance |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-09 | MMSA to Launch Monthly EU Methanol Price Survey |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-07-02 | MDA 3Q 2024 Supply and Demand Forecast Updates Uploaded – Global Methanol Demand Expands in 2024 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-25 | China Apparent Demand – Plowing Through Stormy Seas |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-18 | MMSA Methanol Bunker Prices Highlight Continued Energy Affordability Challenges |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-11 | June 2024 MMSA Methanol Price Forecast Update – Prices, Margins Expand as Forecast |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-06-04 | MTO Economics Take Negative Turn, Limiting Methanol Price Strength |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-28 | Russia Methanol Apparent Demand – Signs of Life Despite Export Slowdowns |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-21 | US Methanol Prices vs Lumber – Moving in Opposite Directions |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-14 | Trinidad Methanol Expands in ’23 Despite Natural Gas Production Declines |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-05-07 | China Delivered Cash Cost Curve – Slow Rise in Margins Continues |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-04-30 | MDA 2024 Supply and Demand Forecasts Uploaded – Expanding on ’23 Demand Growth |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-04-23 | US Methanol Demand in Biodiesel – Growing And Shrinking Still |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-04-09 | MTBE’s Bull Run Continues through Q1 on a Buoyant Energy Complex and Tight Supply |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-26 | MMSA Conducts Houston Methanol Briefing |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-19 | MMSA Methanol Bunker Prices Challenge Energy Affordability |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-12 | March 2024 MMSA Methanol Price Forecast Update Available – Prices, Margins Inch Upwards |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-03-05 | MTO Economics Stable, Marginally Positive, Keeping a Lid On Pricing |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-02-20 | US Methanol Prices vs Lumber – Flatlined as High Fed Rates Continue |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-02-13 | China Apparent Demand – Slow Recovery Continues |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-02-06 | China Delivered Cash Cost Curve Jan’ 24 – Signs of Market Stability Emerge |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-30 | Impact of Panama Canal and Suez on Methanol Vessel Flow |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-23 | US Methanol Demand in Biodiesel – Growing While Shrinking |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-16 | Russia Methanol Apparent Demand – Challenged Exports, Slowed Production |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-09 | Middle East MTBE Margins Fall, Remain Above Historic Levels |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2024-01-02 | MDA 1Q 2024 Supply and Demand Forecast Updates Uploaded – Further Improved ’23 Global Demand Figures |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-26 | 2023’s “Top Ten” Methanol Developments |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-19 | USGC 2023E US Methanol Apparent Demand Update – US Demand Grows Slowly Through Fed Rate Hikes |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-12 | December 2023 MMSA Methanol Price Forecast Update Available – East vs West Behavior Evident |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-12-05 | MTO Economics Maintain Tenuous Stability |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-28 | MMSA Introduces Global Methanol Bunker Price References |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-21 | US Methanol Prices vs Lumber – Steady Relationship Continues |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-14 | China Apparent Demand – Continued Improvement through October ‘23 |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-11-07 | China Delivered Cash Cost Curve Oct ‘23 – Margins Compress as Coal Firms |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-24 | US Biodiesel Demand – FAME Imports Surge as D4 RINs Expand |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-17 | Russia Apparent Demand – Lower as Export Avenues Shrink |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-10 | Middle East MTBE Margins Remain Near Record Highs |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-10-03 | MDA 4Q2023 Supply and Demand Forecast Updates Uploaded – Modestly Improved ’23 China Demand Forecast |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-26 | SEA Biodiesel – Regaining its Momentum in a Post-COVID Era |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-19 | USGC 2023E US Methanol Apparent Demand Update – US Self-Sufficiency Expands as Demand Grows |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-12 | Methanol Prices in Europe – Global Factors impacting Q4 EU CP settlement |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-09-05 | MTO in China – Signs of Life Emerge |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-29 | Apparent Demand Europe – Recession is Visible |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-22 | US Methanol Prices vs Lumber – Reset Ratios Level as Housing Starts Improve |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-15 | August 2023 MMSA Methanol Price Forecast Update Available – China Pric es, Margins Rise Modestly |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-08 | China Apparent Demand – Slow Improvement, Long Way to Go |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-08-01 | China Delivered Cash Cost Curve July ‘23 – Low China Margins Persist as Coal Floor Remains Elevated |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-25 | MDA 2023 Supply and Demand Forecast Updates Uploaded to Clients – Global Methanol Markets Stalled by China, Europe, Russia |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-18 | US FAME Biodiesel Demand – NERDs are Winning |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-11 | Russia Apparent Demand – Further down |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-07-04 | Middle East MTBE Margins to Singapore Set New Record Highs |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-27 | USGC 2023E US Methanol Demand – Growth Slows, Exports Flow |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-20 | MMSA Methanol Vessel Tracking Analysis – Daily Diligence of Global Methanol Flows |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-13 | European Methanol Prices – Note ahead of Q3 Settlement |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-06-06 | MMSA Presents at 2023 Canadian Petrochemical Summit |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-30 | European Apparent Methanol Demand – Disappointing |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-23 | US Methanol Prices vs Lumber – High Ratios as High Interest Rates Stifle Demand |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-16 | MTO in China – Little Improved |
| MMSA Methanol Notes - 2023-05-09 | May 2023 MMSA Methanol Price Forecast Update Available – Stuck on a Marginal Cost Floor |