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Methanex 　　　　　　　　　　　Methanex joins XinAo's DME project in Zhangjiagang　　　

http://www.methanex.com/　　

Methanex was incorporated under the laws of the province of Alberta on March 11, 1968 and was continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act on March 5, 1992.

Methanex's production facilities:

　　　　Chile 3,800
　　　　Trinidad 850+1,700
　　　　NZ　　　　2,400
　　　　Canada　　0
　　　　Total　　8,750

• Methanex's Chilean plants have a production capacity of 3 million tonnes of methanol per year. By 2005 the production capability will increase to 4 million tonnes of methanol per year - producing about 12 per cent of the world market.

　　　　Cape Horn Methanol Ltd.

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Methanex has more than $1 billion invested in its Chilean methanol production facilities, making it one of the largest corporate investors in the country. Its plant site is located in the south of Chile with sales and marketing offices in Santiago.

Methanex's extensive methanol production facilities are located at Cabo Negro, near the city of Punta Arenas in the heart of Chile's petroleum and gas producing region. The facilities give Methanex its largest low-cost production hub. Its four methanol plants have a combined annual capacity of 3.8 million tonnes, and produce approximately 10% of the world market. With a workforce (direct and indirect) of approximately 450 people, the strategically situated plant site enables Methanex to ship methanol by tanker to all its major markets in Asia, South and North America, Europe and South Africa.　　　

Methanex signs 10-year Chilean natural gas supply agreement

• Methanex's plants in Trinidad produce 2.5 million tonnes of methanol per year making the country a major methanol production centre for Methanex.

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The Methanex Trinidad facility at Point Lisas uses the latest oxygen reforming technology to make methanol. It produces 850,000 tonnes of methanol a year.

Methanex has constructed a (US) $400 million methanol production facility adjacent to the existing Methanex Trinidad plant. The Atlas Methanol plant is a joint venture between BP (36.9%) and Methanex (63.1%). The facility began commercial production in mid-2004. Its production capacity of 1.7 million tonnes per year makes Atlas the largest single train methanol plant in the world.

• Methanex's facilities in New Zealand have a production capability of up to 2.4 million tonnes per year.

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Methanex New Zealand owns two methanol plants in the province of Taranaki on the west coast of the North Island: one at Motunui and another in the Waitara Valley. Total production capability of the two plants is 2.4 million tonnes per year

• The Methanex Kitimat, B.C. facility on Canada's west coast produces 500,000 tonnes of methanol per year.

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Due to the high cost of natural gas in North America, Methanex permanently ceased production at its Kitimat manufacturing plants November 1, 20

• We are also currently evaluating Australia for the site of a new plant.
  
  

Methanex 大株主 Novaが全持株売却

Methanex to acquire Terra's Texas methanol business

Terra to Mothball Beaumont Methanol Facility

ICI Agrees Sale of UK Methanol Business

豪州計画

World's largest methanol plant designed to be ‘clean and green’
　　　　　　　　　　　　http://www.hcasia.safan.com/mag/hcmar02/t58.pdf

High global standards of environmental excellence are to be incorporated into the construction and operation of the world's largest integrated methanol production complex, which Methanex Australia is proposing to build on the Burrup Peninsula, on the mid-north coast of Western Australia.

2003/3/13 Platts

Methanex puts on hold Australian methanol project

Sept. 29, 2003 Methanex

Methanex Not to Proceed with Methanol Facility in Western Australia
　　　　http://www.methanex.com/investorcentre/newsreleases/ne124.pdf

Methanex Corporation today announced that it will not proceed with the construction of a 1.3 million tonne per year methanol plant located on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia as capital costs for the proposed project have escalated to an unacceptable level.

New Zealand
　　　　　　http://www.methanex.com/corporateinformation/newzealand.htm

Methanex New Zealand owns and operates two methanol plants, Motunui and Waitara, and a port loading facility in the province of Taranaki, near New Plymouth.
Natural gas from two Taranaki fields, Maui and Kapuni, is piped to the plants.

The two plants have a combined annual operating capacity of 2,430,000 tonnes.

Kitimat, British Columbia

The Kitimat methanol facility was completed in 1982. It has an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes.

Medicine Hat, Alberta 　　停止中

The Medicine Hat site currently has a production capacity of 470,000 tonnes. However, on August 28, 2001 Methanex shut down this facility for an indeterminate period.

Fortier, Louisiana　　閉鎖

The Fortier plant was built in 1994 and has an annual capacity of 570,000 tonnes. The facility was Mothballed in March, 1999 and remains shut down today. In November, 2002 Methanex announced the write-off of this facility.

Chile　 Punta Arenas

Manufacturing facilities are located at Cabo Negro, 28 km north of Punta Arenas on the straits of Magellan in the heart of Chile's petroleum and gas producing region.

The Cabo Negro facility is Methanex's largest and lowest cost facility hub, with an annual production capability of 3,000,000 tonnes from three plants.

In November, 2002 Methanex announed the construction of an 840,000 tonne per year expansion of its production hub in Chile.

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Platts 2002/11/12

Methanex proceeds with 840kt methanol expansion in Chile

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Trinidad
http://www.methanex.com/ourcompany/locations_trinidad.html

The Titan plant at Point Lisas produces 850,000 tonnes of methanol a year.

The new Atlas facility
Methanex is currently building a (US) $400 million methanol production facility adjacent to the existing Titan plant. The Atlas Methanol plant is a joint venture between BP (36.9%) and Methanex (63.1%). The facility is scheduled to begin commercial production in the spring of 2004. Its planned production capacity of 1.7 million tonnes per year will make Atlas the largest methanol plant of its kind in the world.

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September 30, 2004 Lurgi

Commissioning of the World’s Largest Lurgi MegaMethanol® Plant
Expectations for the trendsetting Lurgi MegaMethanol® process fully met
http://www.lurgi.com/english/nbsp/index.html

Lurgi AG, Frankfurt am Main, has successfully commissioned the world’s first MegaMethanol plant on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. In less than three years time, Lurgi completed the construction of the world’s largest methanol complex for its customer Atlas Methanol Company Ltd of Trinidad and Tobago. The single-train plant now produces 5,000 tons of methanol/day based on innovative Lurgi technology. Plant operation has already reached full capacity. The test run for guaranteed performance will be conducted soon. With the commissioning of the plant, Lurgi has successfully implemented its proprietary MegaMethanol technology in an industrial application.
This plant marks the beginning of a new generation of plants for the production of methanol from natural gas and associated gas given the fact that the capacity of methanol plants operated with the Lurgi MegaMethanol® technology is basically twice that of all other processes currently available on the market. The current standard capacities of conventional plants only range between 2,000 and up to max. 3,000 tons of methanol per day. The synthesis gas production unit (MegaSyn®), too, is the largest single-train facility in the world. Its autothermal reactor, for example, was equipped with a new burner system to be able to convert natural gas and around 80,000 Nm3 of oxygen per hour to 530,000 Nm3 of dry synthesis gas. This new technology, which showed excellent results during plant operation, represents the technology of the future, not only for methanol generation but also for gas-to-liquid (GTL) and gas-to-chemicals (GTC®) complexes.

Methanex 大株主 Novaが全持株売却 2003/5/21

　　Nova Chemicals 　　46.9 million shares, or 37% of the outstanding shares.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　37.9 million shares ----- 売却
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9.0 million shares ----- Methanexが買い入れ消却　　

2003/5/21 Methanex Corporation

Methanex corporation announces secondary offering of its common shares
　　　　　http://www.methanex.com/investorcentre/newsreleases/ne116b.pdf

Methanex Corporation and its largest shareholder, NOVA, have entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters in connection with a secondary offering of 37,946,876 of the Company’s common shares owned by NOVA.

2003/5/21 Methanex Corporation

Methanex seeks shareholder approval to participate in exit of Nova Chemicals
　　　　　http://www.methanex.com/investorcentre/newsreleases/ne116.pdf

Methanex Corporation announced today that it has agreed to purchase 9.0 million of its common shares from NOVA Chemicals Corporation (NOVA). Currently, NOVA is Methanex’s largest shareholder, holding 46.9 million shares, or 37% of the outstanding shares.

NOVA will have no remaining equity interest in Methanex.

December 15, 2003　Methanex

METHANEX ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY

Methanex Corporation has entered into an agreement with Terra Industries to acquire all of Terra's　methanol customer contracts relating to its 700,000 tonne per year methanol facility located in Beaumont, Texas. In addition, Methanex will acquire certain production rights to the facility and exclusive rights to all methanol produced at the facility until the end of 2008. The agreement will commence following the close of business (Central Standard Time) on December 31, 2003 and lump-sum consideration paid by Methanex for this transaction will be US$25 million.
Bruce Aitken, President and COO of Methanex commented, “This transaction demonstrates our continued leadership in the methanol industry. Over the next twelve months we expect to add two important increments of low-cost capacity in Trinidad and Chile, and we need maximum flexibility as we bring this new capacity to market.”
Gerry Duffy, Methanex's Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Logistics added, “This new arrangement with Terra, and the transaction with Lyondell announced in December 2002, will provide our global supply chain with valuable flexibility and an even broader customer base."
Methanex is the world's largest producer and marketer of methanol. Methanex shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada under the trading symbol “MX” and on the Nasdaq National Market in the United States under the trading symbol “MEOH.” Methanex can be visited online at www.methanex.com.

Platts 2007/3/7

Methanex signs 10-year Chilean natural gas supply agreement

Methanex Corp reached a long-term natural gas supply agreement which will supply the company's Chilean methanol production facility, the company said Wednesday.

Methanex signed a memorandum of understanding with GeoPark Holdings Ltd that includes a 10-year gas supply and purchase commitment from GeoPark's Fell Block in southern Chile beginning May 2007. The agreement provides incentives for volume of up to 100,000 Mcf/d of natural gas and includes provisions for the financing of development operations and the potential joint acquisition of new hydrocarbon blocks in Chile. The agreement is subject to a final contract and requires Chilean government approvals.

Methanex's methanol production facility in Chile has the capacity to produce 3.8 million mt/year, or approximately 10% of the world's methanol
supply, the company said.

Nov. 1, 2004 Terra

Terra to Mothball Beaumont Methanol Facility
http://www.terraindustries.com/latest/corp_activities/04-11/beaumont.pdf

Terra Industries Inc. announced today that, at the request of Methanex Corporation and under the terms of an agreement between the two companies, it will cease production at its Beaumont, Texas, methanol manufacturing facility on Dec. 1, 2004, and mothball the plant for an indefinite period. Terra sold its sales contracts and rights to the full output of the Beaumont plant to Methanex for five years ending Dec. 31, 2008. Under the terms of that agreement, Terra received a lump-sum payment of $25 million and shares in a percentage of cash gross profits generated from Beaumont sales. The agreement gives Methanex the right to cease production at the Beaumont facility and also stipulates that, beginning two years from the date of the shutdown, Terra has the option to terminate the agreement at a cost of approximately $417,000 per month remaining on the contract.

The Beaumont facility has annual production capacity of 225 million gallons of methanol and 255,000 tons of ammonia. The ammonia loop has historically used hydrogen produced by the methanol plant in its manufacturing process. Terra is evaluating the feasibility of alternative sources of hydrogen for the ammonia loop.

2004/9/9 Asia Chemical Weekly　　　　　　日経　　　　　　　　日本のメタノール

Chinese's NDRC give nod to world scale methanol project 　　　重慶市

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has approved the construction of an 850 000 tonne/year methanol project which planned by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and a Chinese partner in Chongqing city in southwest China.

The project will be located in Changshou Chemical Park of Chongqing city. The Chinese local partner is Chongqing Chemical & Pharmaceutical Holding Group(重慶化醫集團). Two partners had agreed to form a joint venture to build the project in the first half of 2005; and the project is scheduled to come onstream in the first half of 2007.

This project would be the biggest methanol facility in China. MGC will take a 51% stake in the project, while Chongqing Chemical will take the rest of the shares. The total cost of this project would be 200 million US Dollars (1.65 billion Yuan). Amid of them, the cost for engineering construction and the inputs of key equipments would be about 178 million US Dollars (1.47 billion Yuan).

When the 850 000 tonne/year methanol project completed, the products will be sold in the market of southwest China, and even the Yangtze delta area and the Pearl River delta area. Also, in the next stage, Chongqing Chemical-Pharma Holding and MGC will negotiate to broaden the fields of cooperation, to jointly produce the value-added downstream products of methanol.

The partners had chosen to locate the project in Chongqing because it was rich in natural gas feedstock.

According to the data from China Customs, China imported about 1520kt methanol in 2001, and about 1800kt in 2002, and about 1400kt in 2003.

Chongqing Chemical & Pharmaceutical Holding Group is a large state-owned conglomerate, which founded in August 2000 by Chongqing Municipal Government. For more information see the website. http://www.hykg.com/english

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2004年09月09日　Chemnet Tokyo

中国政府、三菱ガスの世界規模メタノール計画を承認
重慶に年産85万トン 07年上半期スタートへ

　中国・国家発展改革委員会(NDRC)は、三菱ガス化学と中国のパートナーの重慶での85万トンのメタノール計画を承認した。提携相手は重慶化医集団。両社は2005年上半期にJVを設立し、2007年上半期のスタートを予定している。（上海発＝特約）

　計画は中国最大のメタノール設備で、三菱ガス化学が51%、相手が残りを引き取る。建設費は2億ドル。将来的には両社は川下製品の共同生産も考えるとみられる。重慶を選んだのは原料の天然ガスが豊富なためとしている。

　輸入統計では中国は2002年に180万トン、2003年に140万トンのメタノールを輸入している。重慶化医集団は2000年8月に重慶市当局により設立された。なお、三菱ガス化学では、同計画について「近く正式発表する予定だ」といっている。

日本経済新聞　2004/9/14　　　　　　　　　　Chinese's NDRC give nod to the project

中国最大、メタノール合弁　三菱ガス化学、重慶に
　年産８５万トン、２００８年稼働

　三菱ガス化学は合成繊維や塗料の基礎原料となるメタノールで中国最大となるプラントを重慶市に建設する。現地の国営化学メーカー、重慶化医（重慶市）と合弁で２００８年の稼働を目指す。年産能力は８５万トンで総投資額は約２２０億円。

　合弁会社は２００５年度をメドに設立。製造と販売を手掛け、三菱ガス化学が５１％、重慶化医が４９％を出資する。生産したメタノールはほぼ全量を重慶周辺や上海市など沿岸部の工業地帯を中心に中国市場向けに供給する。重慶化医グループは中国大手の化学品製造・販売会社で年間売上高は約１千億円。


国内石化大手　分野絞り対中投資

　中国投資に慎重だった日本の石油化学産業が現地での生産計画を相次いで打ち出している。欧米大手が来年以降大型エチレンプラントを立ち上げるなか「このままでは中国市場での競争力低下は必至」（日本化学工業協会）との危機感を強めているからだ。

　三井化学が上海で生産するのは光ディスクや自動車部品向けに需要増が見込めるポリカーボネート樹脂原料。三菱レイヨンは英蘭ロイヤル・ダッチ・シェルが広東省恵州市で建設中の石化コンビナート内で、液晶パネルなどに使うアクリル樹脂原料を生産する。
　メタノールの合弁生産に乗り出す三菱ガス化学や塩化ビニール樹脂生産を進める東ソーは、欧米勢がまだ大規模な現地生産計画を打ち出していない製品分野を攻める。

2008/1/8　Asia Chemical Weekly

MGC kicks off methanol project in Chongqing

On Dec.26, 2007, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and Chongqing Chemical & Pharmaceutical Holding Group (CCPHG) held a groundbreaking ceremony for their jv methanol project in Changshou Chemical Park of Chongqing.

KingBoard starts commercial operation for methanol project in Chongqing

With total investment of USD 287.7 million (RMB 2.1 billion), the methanol project is a 51:49 jv between MGC and CCPHG, which is the largest natural gas based methanol project in China. According to the announcement, the recycle ratio of waste water of this project will reach 97.8%, the CO2 will be recycled for methanol production, and the energy consumption will be lower 11% than the industrial average methanol plants in China.

It will have nameplate capacity of 850,000 ton/year, while according to the source from CCPHG, after the startup of this project, the real max capacity could reach 1 million ton/year. The project is scheduled to start up by H2 of 2010.

China's NDRC has published a new Policy of Natural Gas Utilization, ban the new planned or proposed methanol projects from natural gas since Aug. 30, 2007, but the MGC's project is not impacted as it is approved by government and the gas supply contract is signed earlier.

2004年9月に国家発展改革委員会(NDRC)からFS作業実施の承認を得て、FSを続けていた。
重慶化医集団によると、2007年7月5日に事業実施の承認を取得した。

JVの詳細については明らかにされていない。

三菱ガス化学、中国でのメタノール合弁計画撤回

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参考　重慶ケミカルパークのホームページ
　http://www.cccip.cn/newEbiz1/EbizPortalFG/portal/html/InfoContent.html?InfoContent150_action=show&InfoPublish_InfoID=c373e916afcc644d8ffa5931504cb524

　定礎式写真

2005/10/06　三菱ガス化学

中国南京におけるメタノール誘導品事業について
http://www.mgc.co.jp/news/2005/051006.html

　三菱ガス化学株式会社（本社：東京都千代田区、社長：小高英紀）は、中国南京市郊外の南京化学工業園区内におけるメタノール誘導品事業化計画を決定いたしました。

　第一期計画は、伊藤忠商事株式会社（本社：東京都港区、社長：小林栄三）及び伊藤忠ケミカルフロンティア株式会社（本社：東京都港区、社長：佐藤潤）と合弁会社を設立し、南京化学工業園区内に約２０万ｍ２の土地を確保して、ジメチルアミン、ジメチルホルムアミド及びジメチルアセトアミドの生産設備を建設するもので、２００７年末の稼動を予定しております。
　更に第二期計画として、トリメチロールプロパンの生産も検討しており、その後も順次メタノール誘導品を展開する予定です。

　南京化学工業園区は、南京市郊外に位置する中国有数の化学工業地域であり、揚子江を利用した大型船舶によるメタノール輸送が可能であること、また周辺の大規模石油化学プラントからアンモニア、ＣＯなどの原料を入手することが容易であることから、メタノール誘導品事業の進出先としてこの地区を選定いたしました。

　当社は、メタノール事業をコア事業の一つとして位置づけ、サウジアラビア、ベネズエラ、ブルネイ及び中国重慶においてメタノールプラントの増設・新設計画を進めておりますが、あわせて化学製品の大消費地である中国で誘導品事業を展開することで、メタノール事業の一層強化・拡大を図ってまいります。

別紙
（合弁会社の概要）
１．社 名 （未定） →Lingtian (Nanjing) Fine Chemical Company Ltd.
２．住 所 中華人民共和国江蘇省南京市六合区南京化学工業園区２Ｂ−７−３
３．資本金 １，９０１万米ドル
４．出資比率 三菱ガス化学 ８５．１％
　　　　　　　　伊藤忠ケミカルフロンティア １０．０％
　　　　　　　　伊藤忠商事 ４．９％
５．事業内容 ジメチルアミン、ジメチルホルムアミド及びジメチルアセトアミドの製造・販売

2006/4/18 China Chemical Reporter

Methanol Derivatives Project Starts Construction in Nanjing

Jointly invested by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Corporation (MGC), Itochu Chemical Frontier Corporation and Itochu Corporation of Japan, the methanol derivatives project of Lingtian (Nanjing) Fine Chemical Company Ltd. started construction in Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park of Jiangsu province on April 13th, 2006. MGC will hold 85.1% equity in the joint venture, and Itochu Chemical Frontier Corp. 10%, Itochu Corp. 4.9%. Methanol produced by MGC in Saudi Arabia will be delivered to Nanjing as raw materials. Other raw materials will be supplied by the local companies in Nanjing. With a total investment of around US$200 million, this project can produce many kinds of methanol derivative products with natural gas as the raw material by adopting advanced technologies from MGC.
With a total investment of US$54 million, this first phase of the project will start production in October 2007, which includes some methanol downstream products such as 40 000t/a N, N-dimethyl foramide (DMF), 10 000t/a dimethyl acetylamide (DMAC). After the completion of the DMF and DMAC projects, the capacity of both products will be the largest in China and account 20% of the national total respectively.

平成19年4月12日 三菱ガス化学/伊藤忠商事

ブルネイ・ダルサラーム国におけるメタノール事業について

　三菱ガス化学株式会社（本社：東京都千代田区、以下「MGC」という）、伊藤忠商事株式会社（本社：東京都港区、以下「伊藤忠」という）およびBrunei National Petroleum Company(本社：ブルネイ・ダルサラーム国バンダル・スリ・ブガワン。以下「PetroulemBRUNEI」という)は、合弁会社であるBrunei Methanol Company （以下、「BMC」という）において、年産85万トンのメタノール事業を行うことといたしました。建設資金は約４億ドルであり、2009年末の完工および2010年第2四半期の商業運転開始を予定しております。


（合弁事業の概要）
１． 出資比率 MGC ５０％
　　　　　　　　 PB Petrochemical ２５％
　　　　　　　　　　　　※ PetroulemBRUNEIの関連会社
　　　　　　　　 伊藤忠 ２５％
２． 生産能力 日産２，５００トン（年産８５０，０００トン）
３． 生産技術 三菱（MGC／MHI）メタノールプロセス
　　　　　　　　　　※ MGCと三菱重工業株式会社が共同保有するプロセス技術
４． 事業立地 ブルネイ・ダルサラーム国 スンガイ・リアング工業地区
５． 天然ガス供給者 Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd（BSP）
６． 製品引取権者 MGC
７． 建設完了時期 ２００９年第４四半期
８．商業生産開始 ２０１０年第２四半期
９．資金調達方法 国際協力銀行を中心とするプロジェクトファイナンス（予定）
１０．従業員数 約１６０名（現地採用従業員）

2015 年4 月13 日  三菱ガス化学/三菱商事/三菱重工業　　

トリニダード・トバゴ共和国におけるメタノール／ジメチルエーテルの製造販売事業に関する契約に調印

三菱ガス化学、三菱商事および三菱重工業は、トリニダード・トバゴ共和国において、同国国営ガス会社であるNational Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited （NGC）および同国企業のMassy Holdings Ltd.社（以下、Massy）と、メタノール／ジメチルエーテル製造販売事業を進めることで合意し、メタノール／ジメチルエーテルに関するプロジェクト契約、製造プラントのEPC（設計・調達・建設）契約、ガス供給契約等、主要な契約に調印いたしました。
現在、銀行団と融資契約締結に向けた協議を行っているところです。

2013/4/12 三菱ガス化学と三菱商事、トリニダード・トバゴでメタノール／DMEの製造事業F/S に合意

メタノールは主に天然ガスから生産され、接着剤、農薬、塗料、合成樹脂、合成繊維の原料等幅広い用途に使用されています。また、ジメチルエーテルは、LPG 代替、自動車及び発電向けディーゼル燃料代替として注目されている次世代クリーンエネルギーです。

三菱ガス化学、三菱商事、Massy の3 社は、当該事業において生産されるメタノールを世界中で販売します。また、トリニダード・トバゴ共和国政府と協力し、同国並びに周辺カリブ諸国において、ジメチルエーテルのディーゼル燃料代替促進に向けたプロモーションを行います。
三菱重工はEPC 契約に基づき、プラントの設計から建設までを担当します。

メタノールの世界需要は年間約65 百万トンであり、今後もGDP の伸びに沿った成長が見込まれております。 そのような状況下、同国の天然ガスを主原料として、基礎化学品であるメタノールや液化ガスであるジメチルエーテルを製造することは、同国並びに周辺カリブ諸国の経済成長を支えるとともに、世界的に伸長するメタノール需要を満たすことに貢献する意義の深いプロジェクトであると認識しています。

＜当該プロジェクトの概要＞
会社名 ： Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited（設立2013 年3 月）
所在地 ： La Brea, Union Estate Industrial Estate
生産品目、生産量 ： メタノール＝100 万トン/年
                                           ジメチルエーテル＝2 万トン/年
総投資額 ： 約1,000 百万US$
資本金 ： 約300 百万US$
出資比率 ： 三菱ガス化学＝26.25%
                          三菱商事＝26.25%
                          三菱重工=17.5%
                          NGC＝20.0%
                          Massy＝10.0%
完工時期 ： 2018 年6 月予定
運転開始 ： 2018 年10 月予定

2015年10月14日 双日

双日、パプアニューギニアの国営石油公社との間でメタノール事業開発のための合弁契約書に調印

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双日が85％の株式を保有しているKMI社（PT. Kaltim Methanol Industri）は、メタノール製造会社で、1998年にインドネシアで稼働を開始、アジア市場に70万トンの供給を行っています。双日では、KMIの製品を中心に、年間約100万トンのメタノールを取り扱っています。

PT. Kaltim Methanol Industri is a petrochemical industry producing methanol located in industrial area of PT. Kaltim Industrial Estate (a subsidiary company of PT. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur) Bontang, about 110 kms to the north of Samarinda city, the capital of East Kalimantan province.

PT. Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI) was established under The Republic of Indonesia Law of January 25th, 1991 as a Domestic Investment Company (PMDN). On December 9th, 1997 this status changed to Foreign Investment Company (PMA) with Nissho Iwai Corporation as the largest shareholder (85%). PT. Humpuss owns 10%  and Daicel (Asia) Pte.Ltd. Singapore owns another 5% of the share. The merging of Nissho Iwai Corporation and Nichimen Corporation becoming Sojitz Corporation on April 1st, 2004 made Nissho Iwai Corporation’s share handed over to Sojitz Corporation.

Located in Bontang, East Kalimantan, PT Kaltim Methanol Industry utilizes natural gas, as its raw material, from Badak Gas Field Center supplied by Production Sharing Contractors of Pertamina, namely Total Fina Elf  Indonesie, VICO Indonesia and Chevron.

The first natural gas was piped on January 23rd,  1997 continued with plant commissioning, and then started up on March 31st,  1997. Following the first drop of raw methanol on February 29th, 1998 and Pure Methanol Grade AA (purity min 99,85%) on March 8th, 1998,  the plant commercially began its operation obtaining the installed capacity of 660.000 MTPY on July 29th, 2000.

The technology used is Methanol Synthesis Process with low pressure licensed by Lurgi-Germany.