Methanex

Methanex Corporation
Type Public (SSE:Methanex)
Traded as TSX: MX NASDAQ: MEOH
Industry Methanol
Headquarters Vancouver, Canada
Key people Bruce Aitken, CEO
Ian Cameron, CFO
Products Methanol
Subsidiaries Waterfront Shipping Ltd.
Website http://www.methanex.com/

Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX NASDAQ: MEOH SSE:Methanex) is the world leader in the supply, distribution and marketing of methanol.[1] Methanex supplies methanol to major international markets in North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Methanex has a global network of operating facilities in Chile, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Egypt and Canada. [2] These facilities have a combined production capability to produce 8 to 9 million tonnes of methanol a year.[2] Regional marketing offices are located in Belgium, Chile, China, Egypt, Korea, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Waterfront Shipping Ltd.

Methanex's operations are supported by a fleet of 19 methanol ocean tankers, which are managed by Waterfront Shipping Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex. [3]

References and footnotes

  1. ^ "Vancouver's Methanex delays methanol shipment from new Egypt plant". Vancouver Sun. postmedia. http://www.vancouversun.com/Vancouver+Methanex+delays+methanol+shipment+from+Egypt+plant/4333547/story.html. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
  2. ^ a b "Methanex: A Unique Play on a Promising Technology". Seeking Alpha. http://seekingalpha.com/article/255862-methanex-a-unique-play-on-a-promising-technology?source=yahoo. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
  3. ^ "Overview". Waterfront Shipping Ltd.. http://www.wfs-cl.com/fleet/overview.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 

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