Methanex is a truly global enterprise with an international management team that has guided its growth since Methanex was incorporated in 1992.

Through acquisitions, mergers and construction of production facilities, the company has built a global methanol manufacturing and marketing organization.

Everyday, approximately 800 employees around the world work together in a global team environment to achieve the company’s business objectives. Methanex’s core values of integrity, trust, respect and professionalism have made us the preferred methanol supplier for our customers.

Our product - methanol - can be found in everything from windshield washer fluid to recyclable plastic bottles, plywood floors to the paint on your walls, silicone sealants to synthetic fibres. It is used to manufacture a fuel component that, when added to gasoline, makes the gas burn more cleanly. Methanol is being used to remove nitrates from municipal wastewater and in the production of biodiesel. There are also developing markets for using methanol in fuel cells, dimethyl ether (DME), methanol for power generation and other applications.

Methanex's production facilities:

• Methanex's Chilean plants have a production capacity of 3.8 million tonnes of methanol per year and supply customers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
• Methanex's plants in Trinidad have a production capacity of 1.9 million tonnes of methanol per year making the country a major methanol production centre for Methanex.
• Methanex's flexible New Zealand plants have a production capability between 530,000 and a 1.4 million tonnes and supply primarily customers in Japan, South Korean and China.
• Methanex is constructing a 1.3 million tonne methanol plant in Damietta, Egypt. The plant is scheduled for start up in 2010 and will be at the centre of Methanex’s growing European and Middle Eastern markets.

Methanex's storage capabilities:

Methanex's extensive global supply chain and distribution network of terminals and storage facilities throughout Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe has a total storage capacity of approximately 1.4 million tonnes.

Methanex's shipping capabilities:

Methanex's wholly-owned subsidiary, Waterfront Shipping, operates the largest methanol tanker fleet in the world, delivering to markets and customers around the globe.  For more information about Waterfront Shipping visit www.wfs-cl.com.

Methanex's commitments to health, safety and the environment:

Methanex is a Responsible Care® company. Responsible Care is the umbrella under which Methanex and other leading chemical manufacturers manage issues relating to health, safety, environment, community awareness and involvement as well as emergency preparedness. The total commitment to Responsible Care is an integral part of Methanex's global corporate culture. The care and stewardship of all resources and the environment is a corporate responsibility Methanex takes seriously. Methanex also has a Social Responsibility Policy which is an enhancement and natural evolution of our commitment to Responsible Care.

Methanex's stock exchange listings:

Methanex common shares have been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in Canada since March 1992 and trade under the symbol "MX." In the United States, Methanex has been listed on the NASDAQ Global Market since May 1992 and trades under the symbol "MEOH." In May 2007, Methanex listed shares on the foreign securities market of the Santiago Stock Exchange in Chile under the symbol "Methanex."