Global Methanol Market Outlook 2022

Methanol (or methyl alcohol) is a colorless liquid essentially produced from natural gas or coal. Methanol is a commodity product, which can either be used directly or further transformed to produce a wide range of chemicals that ultimately find applications in diverse sectors (construction, textiles, packaging, furniture, paints, coatings, etc.). Methanol markets are fairly fragmented; formaldehyde synthesis remains methanol’s single-largest outlet. Other major outlets include the production of olefins, methyl tert-butyl ether/methyl tert-amyl ether (MTBE/TAME), blending component for gasoline, and dimethyl ether (DME). The methanol demand pattern is relatively complex and influenced by several distinct market forces, including fuel prices, fuel consumption, environmental policies, biofuel mandates, chemical demand, plastics consumption, and housing markets.
Global core methanol manufacturers include Methanex, Proman etc.The top 5 companies hold a share about 30%.Asia Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 63%, followed by North America and Europe with the share about 15% and 12%.

Market Analysis and Insights: Global Methanol Market
The global Methanol market was valued at US$ 23310 million in 2020 and it is expected to reach US$ 32540 million by the end of 2027, growing at a CAGR of -5.0% during 2021-2027.

Global Methanol Market: Drivers and Restrains
The research report has incorporated the analysis of different factors that augment the market’s growth. It constitutes trends, restraints, and drivers that transform the market in either a positive or negative manner. This section also provides the scope of different segments and applications that can potentially influence the market in the future. The detailed information is based on current trends and historic milestones. This section also provides an analysis of the volume of production about the global market and about each type from 2016 to 2027. This section mentions the volume of production by region from 2016 to 2027. Pricing analysis is included in the report according to each type from the year 2016 to 2027, manufacturer from 2016 to 2021, region from 2016 to 2021, and global price from 2016 to 2027.
A thorough evaluation of the restrains included in the report portrays the contrast to drivers and gives room for strategic planning. Factors that overshadow the market growth are pivotal as they can be understood to devise different bends for getting hold of the lucrative opportunities that are present in the ever-growing market. Additionally, insights into market expert’s opinions have been taken to understand the market better.

Global Methanol Market: Segment Analysis
The research report includes specific segments by region (country), by manufacturers, by Type and by Application. Each type provides information about the production during the forecast period of 2016 to 2027. by Application segment also provides consumption during the forecast period of 2016 to 2027. Understanding the segments helps in identifying the importance of different factors that aid the market growth.

Segment by Type
Natural Gas to Methanol
Coal to Methanol
Coke Oven Gas from Methanol

Segment by Application
Methanol to Olefins
Formaldehyde
Alternative Fuels
Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Acetic Acid
Methyl Chloride (Chloromethane)
Methyl Methacrylate
Others

By Company
Methanex
Proman
Saudi Aramco
CHN Energy
China Coal Group
SDEG
Baofeng Energy
Shanghai Huayi
Fund Energy
ZPC
Sinopec
Kaveh
Petronas
OCI
PCEC
Jiutai Energy Group
LyondellBasell
Koch
Sipchem
Guanghui Energy
Metafrax
AMPCO
Gazprom
Equinor
BMC
KMI
Celanese
KPC
TotalEnergies
Chemanol

Production by Region
North America
Europe
China
Mid East & Africa
Southeast Asia

Consumption by Region
North America
U.S.
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
China Taiwan
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE

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