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METHANOL.
Chemical formula
CH3OH
Appearance
Mobile, clear, colourless (water-white), neutral, polar, inflammable liquid having a characteristic smell
Methanol content
99.9% by wt. Max
Application
- Formaldehyde
- Methylamines
- Chloromethanes
- Dimethyl terephthalate
- Methyl methacrylate
- Acetic acid
Process outline
Methanol is derived through the high pressure catalytic synthesis of carbon monoxide and hydrogen from natural gas or partial oxidation of natural gas hydrocarbons.
Global Scenario
Global installed capacity
50 million metric tonne per annum
Global demand
45 million metric tonne per annum
Installed capacity in China
Installed capacity (Period 2010)
38.40 million metric tonne per annum
China's share in global installed capacity
70%
Global demand for Methanol
45 million metric tonnes per annum
Annual growth rate in demand
7.8%
Global growth excluding China through 2013
3.8%
Major global producers
Major global producers include the following :
- Millenium chemicals
- Methanex
- Repsol YPF
- Methanol Holdings
- Atlas Methanol plant
- Saudi Methanol Company
- Cristal Global
- DuPont
- Huntsman Tioxide
- Ishihara