Methanol prices softened again slightly in June

The conference of the International Methanol Producers and Consumers Association (IMPCA), based in Brussels, which took place on 9 and 10 June 2022 for the first time in three years as a face-to-face event in Porto, Portugal, was the stage for initial preliminary talks on the third-quarter methanol contract price....

The supply situation on the European methanol markets has continued to improve in recent weeks despite mounting uncertainty about future imports from Russia. Most converters have gradually scaled back their purchases in Russia since the end of February 2022. Instead, they are importing more from North America, the...

Methanol contract prices in Europe, North America and Asia increased to a similar extent in April 2022 after somewhat mixed trends in months past. The second-quarter European contract price (ECP) was set in stone at €550/t FOB Rotterdam at the end of March; the first deals at this price had been brokered on 24 and 25...