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 here on the acquisition of MMSA Pte. Ltd. by Energy Aspects in December 2024.

Our comprehensive methanol data, analysis and periodic reports are distributed globally to chemical producers, consumers, traders, financial firms, and energy companies, among others, 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. Detailed global methanol and derivatives supply and demand, pricing/costs /margins, industry supply curves, industry demand curves, MTO affordability analysis, low carbon methanol developments, and many other tools for analysis are provided. These services are now delivered in an empowering format.

Proprietary Studies 

MMSA can prepare bespoke studies for clients with unique needs beyond the scope of MMSA multiclient services. 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. MMSA has performed hundreds of these studies, which are tailored specifically with client interaction and input.

Increasingly, MMSA has been successful in supporting the development of low carbon methanol projects using an in-house expertise and database unique to the industry.

Global Conferences 

MMSA has organised the International Methanol Conference for the International Methanol Producers and Consumers Association (IMPCA) since 2006. This event attracts a broad-based set of delegates from around the world, distributed evenly between suppliers, consumers, traders, and other services, and engaging them with distinguished presenters discussing topics that are critical to the methanol world today. These events also inform other MMSA services.

In 2024, MMSA introduced its MMSA Houston Methanol Briefing which is a concise and effective review of new and existing markets for methanol driven by policy demands, technological capabilities, and commercial viability. Held each year in Frankfurt, Germany, the conference features presentations from MMSA and EA consultants along with industry leaders in methanol markets.

Expert support   

The models that underpin MMSA’s methanol analysis are based on proprietary datasets developed and refined over the firms’ 21-year history. These models and forecasts are now supported by expert knowledge of the upstream oil industry, while MMSA’s demand models are integrated with formaldehyde, acetic acid, MTBE, MMA, DME, and MTO outlooks to ensure complete coverage of global methanol demand and production needs from the bottom up.

Methanol by MMSA:

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

Methanol data: 

Data includes global methanol prices (contract, spot, average realized), margins, detailed global supply and demand for methanol and major derivatives, cost curve data, trade data, select vessel tracking data, MTO economics and affordability, among others.

Data Explorer:

Our Data Explorer app enables quick and intuitive visualisation of historical and forecast key methanol market data with no coding required, allowing you to easily chart, save to your library, and export to multiple formats Python JSON or CSV/XLSX formats.