Methanol Futures Consolidate in China on Steady Industrial Buying

Industrial Demand Recovery

As a vital building block for the plastics and chemical industries, Methanol is seeing steady demand as factory output in Asia stabilizes. MTO plants are currently benefiting from lower energy feedstock costs, allowing them to maintain high operating rates and absorb surplus domestic inventory.

Global Supply Chain

On the global side, production capacity in the Middle East and US Gulf Coast remains high. Analysts expect the market to remain relatively flat in early 2026 as the petrochemical sector continue to face an oversupplied global market for synthetic fibers and resins.