Global methanol capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next five years, potentially increasing from 171.84 mtpa in 2022 to 302.06.70 mtpa in 2027, registering total growth of 75.8%.
Around 117 planned and announced methanol projects are expected to come online, predominantly in Former Soviet Union, followed by Asia over the upcoming years. Among countries, Iran is expected to lead methanol capacity additions by 2027, followed by Russia and China. Sherwood Energy Ltd, The National Petrochemical Co and China Petrochemical Corp are the top three companies by planned and announced capacity additions globally over the upcoming years.
Around 117 planned and announced methanol projects are expected to come online, predominantly in Former Soviet Union, followed by Asia over the upcoming years. Among countries, Iran is expected to lead methanol capacity additions by 2027, followed by Russia and China. Sherwood Energy Ltd, The National Petrochemical Co and China Petrochemical Corp are the top three companies by planned and announced capacity additions globally over the upcoming years.
Scope
- Global methanol capacity outlook by region
- Global methanol outlook by country
- Methanol planned and announced projects details
- Capacity share of the major methanol producers globally
- Global methanol capital expenditure outlook by region
- Global methanol capital expenditure outlook by country
Reasons to Buy
- Obtain the most up to date information available on all active, planned, and announced methanol plants globally
- Identify opportunities in the global methanol industry with the help of upcoming projects and capital expenditure outlook
- Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historical and forecast of methanol capacity data
Table of Contents
1. Introduction1.1. What is This Report About?
1.2. Market Definition
2. Global Methanol Capacity and Capital Expenditure Review
2.1. Global Methanol Industry, An Overview
2.2. Global Methanol Industry, Capacity by Key Countries, 2017-2027
2.3. Global Methanol Industry, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Key Countries, 2017-2022
2.4. Global Methanol Industry, Top 10 Planned and Announced Projects
2.5. Global Methanol Capacity Contribution by Region
2.6. Key Companies by Methanol Capacity Contribution (% Share), 2022
2.7. Key Countries by Active Global Capacity Contribution to Methanol Industry
2.8. Regional Capacity Additions from Planned and Announced Projects
2.9. Global Capacity Additions from Planned and Announced Projects by Top 10 Countries
2.10. Global Capacity Additions from Planned and Announced Projects by Top 10 Companies
2.11. Regional Capex Spending on Planned and Announced Projects
2.12. Global Capex Spending on Planned and Announced Projects by Countries
3. Global Planned and Announced Methanol Projects
4. Asia Methanol Industry
4.1. Asia Methanol Industry, An Overview
4.2. Asia Methanol Industry, Capacity by Key Countries, 2017-2027
4.3. Asia Methanol Industry, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Key Countries, 2017-2022
4.4. Asia Methanol Industry, Annual New Build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects
4.5. Asia Methanol Industry, Annual New Build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Plants by Countries
4.6. Methanol Industry in China
4.7. Methanol Industry in Malaysia
4.8. Methanol Industry in Brunei
4.9. Methanol Industry in India
4.10. Methanol Industry in Indonesia
5. Middle East Methanol Industry
5.1. Middle East Methanol Industry, An Overview
5.2. Middle East Methanol Industry, Capacity by key Countries, 2017-2027
5.3. Middle East Methanol Industry, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by key Countries, 2017-2022
5.4. Middle East Methanol Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2022
5.5. Middle East Methanol Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2022
5.6. Middle East Methanol Industry, Annual New Build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects
5.7. Middle East Methanol Industry, Annual New Build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Countries
5.8. Methanol Industry in Iran
5.9. Methanol Industry in Saudi Arabia
5.10. Methanol Industry in Oman
5.11. Methanol Industry in Qatar
5.12. Methanol Industry in Bahrain
5.13. Methanol Industry in United Arab Emirates
6. North America Methanol Industry
6.1. North America Methanol Industry, An Overview
6.2. North America Methanol Industry, Capacity by Countries, 2017-2027
6.3. North America Methanol Industry, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2017-2022
6.4. North America Methanol Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2022
6.5. North America Methanol Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2022
6.6. North America Methanol Industry, Annual New Build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects
6.7. North America Methanol Industry, Annual New Build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Countries
6.8. Methanol Industry in the US
6.9. Methanol Industry in Canada
6.10. Methanol Industry in Mexico
7. Former Soviet Union Methanol Industry
8. Caribbean Methanol Industry
9. South America Methanol Industry
10. Europe Methanol Industry
11. Africa Methanol Industry
12. Oceania Methanol Industry
13. Appendix
13.1. Definitions
13.2. Abbreviations
13.3. Status Definition
13.4. Methodology
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Table 1: Methanol Industry, Global, Key Statistics, 2022
Table 2: Methanol industry, global, capacity by key countries (mtpa), 2017-2027
Table 3: Methanol industry, global, top 10 planned and announced projects details, 2023-2027
Table 4: Methanol industry, global, capacity by region (mtpa), 2022-2027
Table 5: Methanol industry, global, capacity share of top 10 companies (%), 2022
Table 6: Methanol industry, global, active methanol capacity of top 10 countries (mtpa), 2022
Table 7: Methanol industry, global, planned and announced capacity additions by region (mtpa), 2027
Table 8: Methanol industry, global, planned and announced capacity additions by top 10 countries (mtpa), 2027
Table 9: Methanol industry, global, planned and announced capacity additions by top 10 companies (mtpa), 2027
Table 10: Methanol industry, global, total capex spending on planned and announced projects by region ($B), 2023-2027
Table 11: Methanol industry, global, total capex spending on planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Table 12: Global, major planned and announced methanol projects details
Table 13: Methanol Industry, Asia, Key Statistics, 2022
Table 14: Methanol industry, Asia, capacity by key countries (mtpa), 2017-2027
Table 15: Methanol industry, Asia, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Table 16: Methanol industry, Asia, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Table 17: Methanol industry, China, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 18: Methanol industry, Malaysia, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 19: Methanol industry, Brunei, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 20: Methanol industry, India, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 21: Methanol Industry, Indonesia, Capacity by Major Plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 22: Methanol industry, Middle East, key statistics, 2022
Table 23: Methanol industry, Middle East, capacity by key countries (mtpa), 2017-2027
Table 24: Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Table 25: Middle East methanol industry, installed plant capacity by CO & CO2 hydrogenation, 2022
Table 26: Middle East Methanol Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by CO Hydrogenation, 2022
Table 27: Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Table 28: Middle East, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by Haldor Topsoe Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 29: Middle East, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by JM Davy Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 30: Major Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 31: Major Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by Lurgi Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 32: Major Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by Casale Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 33: Methanol industry, Middle East, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Table 34: Methanol industry, Middle East, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Table 35: Methanol industry, Iran, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 36: Methanol industry, Saudi Arabia, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 37: Methanol industry, Oman, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 38: Methanol industry, Qatar, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 39: Methanol industry, Bahrain, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 40: Methanol industry, United Arab Emirates, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 41: Methanol industry, North America, Key Statistics, 2022
Table 42: Methanol industry, North America, capacity by countries (mtpa), 2017-2027
Table 43: North America, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Table 44: North America methanol industry, installed plant capacity by CO Hydrogenation, 2022
Table 45: North America methanol industry, installed plant capacity by CO & CO2 Hydrogenation, 2022
Table 46: North America, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Table 47: North America, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by Lurgi Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 48: North America, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by JM Davy Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 49: North America, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by Haldor Topsoe Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 50: Methanol industry, North America, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2022-2027
Table 51: Methanol industry, North America, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Table 52: Methanol industry, US, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 53: Methanol industry, Canada, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 54: Methanol industry, Mexico, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 55: Methanol industry, Former Soviet Union, key statistics, 2022
Table 56: Methanol industry, Former Soviet Union, capacity by key countries (mtpa), 2017-2027
Table 57: Former Soviet Union, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Table 58: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by CO & CO2 Hydrogenation, 2022
Table 59: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by Ammonia/Methanol Co-Production process, 2022
Table 60: Former Soviet Union, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Table 61: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by Haldor Topsoe Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 62: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by JM Davy Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 63: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by Casale Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 64: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by State Research and Development Institute Khimtekhnologiya Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 65: Former Soviet Union methanol industry, installed plant capacity by GIAP Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 66: Methanol industry, Former Soviet Union, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Table 67: Methanol iIndustry, Former Soviet Union, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Table 68: Methanol industry, Russia, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 69: Methanol industry, Turkmenistan, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 70: Methanol industry, Azerbaijan, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 71: Methanol industry, Uzbekistan, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 72: Methanol industry, Ukraine, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 73: Methanol industry, Belarus, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 74: Methanol industry, Estonia, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 75: Methanol industry, Kazakhstan, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 76: Methanol industry, Caribbean, key statistics, 2022
Table 77: Methanol industry, Caribbean, capacity by country (mtpa), 2017-2027
Table 78: Caribbean, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Table 79: Caribbean methanol industry, installed plant capacity by CO & CO2 Hydrogenation, 2022
Table 80: Caribbean methanol industry, installed plant capacity by CO Hydrogenation, 2022
Table 81: Caribbean, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Table 82: Caribbean, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by JM Davy Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 83: Caribbean, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by Lurgi Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 84: Caribbean, methanol industry, major installed plant capacity by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Methanol Technology, 2022
Table 85: Methanol industry, Trinidad and Tobago, capacity by major plants (mtpa) 2017-2027
Table 86: Methanol industry, South America, key statistics, 2022
Table 87: Methanol industry, South America, capacity by key countries (mtpa), 2017-2027
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global methanol industry, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by key countries, 2017-2022
Figure 2: Methanol industry, global, capacity by region (mtpa), 2022-2027
Figure 3: Methanol industry, global, capacity share of top 10 companies (%), 2022
Figure 4: Methanol industry, global, active methanol capacity of top 10 countries (mtpa), 2022
Figure 5: Methanol industry, global, planned and announced capacity additions by region (mtpa), 2027
Figure 6: Methanol industry, global, planned and announced capacity additions by top 10 countries (mtpa), 2027
Figure 7: Methanol industry, global, planned and announced capacity additions by top 10 companies (mtpa), 2027
Figure 8: Methanol industry, global, total capex spending on planned and announced projects by region ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 9: Methanol industry, global, total capex spending on planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 10: Methanol industry, Asia, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by key countries, 2017-2022
Figure 11: Methanol industry, Asia, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for active, planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 12: Methanol Industry, Asia, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for active, planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 13: Methanol industry, Middle East, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by key countries, 2017-2022
Figure 14: Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Figure 15: Middle East, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 16: Methanol industry, Middle East, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 17: Methanol industry, Middle East, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 18: Methanol industry, North America, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by countries, 2017-2022
Figure 19: North America, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Figure 20: North America, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 21: Methanol industry, North America, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 22: Methanol industry, North America, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 23: Methanol industry, Former Soviet Union, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by key countries, 2017-2022
Figure 24: Former Soviet Union, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Figure 25: Former Soviet Union, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 26: Methanol industry, Former Soviet Union, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 27: Methanol industry, Former Soviet Union, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 28: Methanol industry, Caribbean, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by country, 2017 - 2022
Figure 29: Caribbean, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Figure 30: Caribbean, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 31: Methanol industry, South America, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by key countries, 2017-2022
Figure 32: South America, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Figure 33: South America, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 34: Methanol industry, Europe, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by countries, 2017-2022
Figure 35: Europe, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by production process (%) 2022
Figure 36: Europe, methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 37: Methanol industry, Europe, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 38: Methanol industry, Europe, annual new build and Expansion Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 39: Methanol industry, Africa, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by countries, 2017-2022
Figure 40: Africa, Methanol industry, installed plant capacity by technology (%) 2022
Figure 41: Methanol industry, Africa, annual new build capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 42: Methanol industry, Africa, annual new build capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 43: Methanol industry, Oceania, capacity share vis-à-vis growth by country, 2017-2022
Figure 44: Methanol industry, Oceania, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects ($B), 2023-2027
Figure 45: Methanol industry, Oceania, annual new build and expansion capital expenditure outlook for planned and announced projects by countries ($B), 2023-2027
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Co Ltd
- China Petrochemical Corp
- Reliance Industries Ltd
- IGP Methanol LLC
- Melbana Energy Ltd
- Brass Fertilizer & Petrochemical Co Ltd
- Nauticol Energy Ltd
- Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co Ltd
- The National Petrochemical Co
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc
- Methanex Corp
- China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd
- Methanol Holdings Trinidad Ltd
- Saudi Basic Industries Corp
- China Petrochemical Corp
- Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co Ltd
- The National Petrochemical Co
- China Coal Energy Co Ltd
- Yankuang Group
- Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co Ltd
