Leading global methanol market analysis 

Energy Aspects’ Methanol service is built from over 20 years of specialist experience in methanol market analysis and techno-commercial project support. Read more about the acquisition of Methanol Market Services Asia (MMSA) by Energy Aspects in December 2024.

Our comprehensive methanol market data, analysis and periodic reports are distributed globally to chemical producers, traders and energy companies, providing deep industry expertise and objective, balanced insights. 

We offer unique and comprehensive insight into global methanol and derivatives markets to the world's largest commercial methanol stakeholders through a variety of annual, monthly, and weekly report services. 

We provide detailed global methanol and derivatives supply and demand, pricing/costs/margins, industry supply curves, industry demand curves, MTO affordability analysis, and many other tools for methanol market analysis.

Advanced methanol analysis models

The models that underpin Energy Aspects' methanol analysis are based on proprietary datasets developed and refined over 20 years of specialist experience.

These models and forecasts are supported by expert knowledge of the upstream oil industry, while our demand models are integrated with formaldehyde, acetic acid, MTBE, MMA, DME, and MTO outlooks to ensure complete coverage of the global methanol market and demand and production needs from the bottom up.

Proprietary studies 

At Energy Aspects, we prepare bespoke studies for clients with unique needs. These range from support of methanol and methanol derivative project investment (extended price, supply/demand forecasts) to project pre-feasibility support, feasibility studies, and advanced techno-commercial advisory services such as market and technical due diligence support. 

Increasingly, we have been successful in supporting the development of low-carbon methanol projects using our in-house expertise and database unique to the industry.

Global methanol conferences

Access industry-leading methanol events on the pulse of the market. MMSA has organised the International Methanol Conference for the International Methanol Producers and Consumers Association (IMPCA) since 2006. This event attracts a broad set of delegates from around the world, distributed among suppliers, consumers, traders, and other services. Distinctive presenters discuss topics that are critical to the methanol world today. 

In 2024, we introduced our Houston Methanol Briefing, which provides a concise and effective review of new and existing markets for methanol driven by policy demands, technological capabilities, and commercial viability. 

Short and long-form research:

Receive weekly, monthly, and quarterly updates to methanol market analysis via desktop or mobile app, providing immediate investment insights on significant market movements directly from our expert analysts.

Data Explorer:

Our data visualisation tool allows you to quickly and intuitively display key methanol market metrics without the need for coding. You can easily create charts, save them to your library, and generate images or export data in Python JSON or CSV/XLSX formats.

Methanol market trading data:

Our methanol market data encompasses global methanol prices (contract, spot, and average realised), margins, detailed global supply and demand for methanol and major derivatives, cost curve data, trade data, selected vessel tracking data, MTO economics, and affordability, among other metrics.