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ATLANTIC METHANOL PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Atlantic Methanol (AMPCO) operates one of the largest and lowest cost methanol plants in the world. Located on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa, AMPCO has been producing IMPCA-spec methanol since 2001.
Owned by Marathon Oil Corporation, Noble Energy, Inc. and SONAGAS, the National Gas Company of Equatorial Guinea, AMPCO produces approximately one million metric tons per year, about 1% of the global market.
AMPCO proudly participates in the Bioko Island Malaria Control Project and a Malaria Vaccine Project to help prevent and treat a deadly threat that kills hundreds of thousands of Africans every year, especially children.
The entire AMPCO organization is also engaged in empowering our Equatoguinean staff via long-term and continuous Learning and Development efforts.
AMPCO is committed to safety, reliability and good corporate citizenship to become the most successful methanol company in the industry.
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Azelis
Azelis is a leading global speciality chemicals distributor. We provide a diverse range of products and innovative services to more than 25,000 customers. Our in-depth local knowledge is supported by an international structure and value-added services including high levels of technical support and tailored solutions.
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Billion Miles
BM was founded in 1987 in Singapore, and has focused in recent years on developing engine technology applications for harbour craft, coastal craft and other small, inland marine vessels. This technology would replace traditional diesel fuel with environmentally-friendly methanol. Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority (MPA) awarded BM funding last October to develop this technology further in Singapore. More information about BM is available at http://www.billionmilessg.com/.
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Carbon Recycling International
Carbon Recycling International (CRI) captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converts carbon dioxide into Renewable Methanol (RM). RM is a clean fuel that can be blended at different levels with gasoline to meet renewable energy directives. The production process captures carbon dioxide and minimizes emissions from energy intensive industries. CRI’s methanol is compatible with existing energy and fuel infrastructure.
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Clariant
Clariant was formed in 1995 as a spin off from the chemical company Sandoz, which was itself established in Basel in 1886. Through our direct lineage, we have amassed knowledge and experience of chemistry and industry spanning approximately 150 years. Clariant expanded through the incorporation of the speciality chemicals business of Hoechst (Germany) in 1997, and the acquisitions of BTP plc (UK) in 2000 and Ciba’s Masterbatches division in 2006. In 2008, we acquired the leading U.S. colorant suppliers Rite Systems and Ricon Colors. The latest acquisition, the highly-innovative specialty chemicals company Süd-Chemie (Germany), was completed on 21 April 2011.
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Coogee Energy
Coogee Chemicals is a privately owned company and proudly Western Australian. It produces a wide range of industrial, agricultural and mineral processing chemicals for supply to both the Australian and International markets. In addition it provides bulk liquid terminal facilities for import, export and storage of chemicals and fuels and a dangerous goods transport operation in Western Australia and Queensland.
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Ecofuel
Ecofuel – a company 100% owned and controlled by Eni S.p.A. as part of the Refining & Marketing Division – manages the production and the marketing of clean fuels gasoline components (in particular oxygenates) and methanol. Ecofuel is a global operator in the international market of its business. In particular, since the beginning of its activity Ecofuel has mainly operates through the setting up of Joint Ventures with international partners.
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Enerkem
Enerkem produces clean fuels and green chemicals from waste with better economics and greater sustainability than other technologies relying on fossil sources. Enerkem’s disruptive technology converts non-recyclable municipal solid waste (i.e. garbage) into clean fuels and renewable chemicals. Enerkem Alberta Biofuels is the world’s first commercial biorefinery to use municipal solid waste to produce methanol and ethanol. This facility is the result of more than 10 years of efforts to scale up Enerkem’s technology from pilot and demonstration, to full commercial scale.
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FITech
FiTech Fuel Injection is dedicated to engineering, developing, and producing the most advanced and affordable electronic fuel injection systems on the planet. FiTech’s technology is designed and developed using OEM level engineering and components. The software has OEM level functionality, diagnostics, and limp home modes. Beginning with just a couple of EFI systems as little as two years ago, FiTech now has systems supporting engines with up to 1,200 horsepower, dual quad, nitrous, boosted, and even E85 (with some adjustments that can be made on the handheld controller).
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Fuel Freedom Foundation
Fuel Freedom Foundation is working to reduce the cost of driving your existing car or truck by opening the market to cheaper fuel choices at the pump. Our goal is to reduce the cost of transportation fuels in the US by $300 billion annually within ten years. Our plan is to streamline regulations to allow competition and choice at the pump: For under $300, most cars can be converted to run on American made ethanol, methanol or gasoline. You do not need to buy a new car to enjoy the benefits of fuel freedom. Cheaper and cleaner fuels like methanol and ethanol can scale quickly once we open the distribution system to competition.
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G2X Energy
G2X Energy is committed to converting abundant supplies of low-cost natural gas into higher value transportation fuels. Starting in the United States, G2X Energy will create high-paying domestic jobs and help secure the nation’s energy future.
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Haldor Topsoe
Haldor Topsoe is a world leader in catalysis and surface science. Based on our industry leading syngas solutions, our methanol synthesis process, high activity catalysts and expert services deliver the highest possible production of methanol from a broad range of syngas, including those from coal and shale gas. Ease of operation, reduced downtime and maximum energy efficiency ensure our customers achieve optimal performance and the lowest total cost of ownership.
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Helm AG
HELM AG is a Hamburg-based family-owned company steeped in tradition and able to look back on a history spanning over 110 years. It is a multifunctional distribution company specializing in Organic/inorganic Chemicals, Plastics and Polyurethane Chemicals, Animal and Human Nutrition, Fertilizer and Crop Protection, Pharmaceutical Active Ingredients and Medical Products, Acids and Lyes as well as Specialty Chemicals.
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IMTT
Privately held IMTT (International-Matex Tank Terminals), has been in operation for over 70 years and owns and operates 12 bulk liquid storage terminal facilities in North America with aggregate capacity of approximately 42 million barrels. Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Company is the fourth largest provider of bulk liquid storage and handling services in the United States.
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Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey is a specialty chemicals company focused on its core skills in catalysis, precious metals, fine chemicals and process technology. Johnson Matthey’s principal activities are the manufacture of auto catalysts, heavy duty diesel catalysts and pollution control systems, catalysts and components for fuel cells, catalysts and technologies for chemical processes, fine chemicals, chemical catalysts and active pharmaceutical ingredients and the marketing, refining, and fabrication of precious metals.
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Lanxess
LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals and operates in all important global markets. In 2011, the company, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, achieved sales of EUR 8.8 billion. With its extensive portfolio, it focuses on premium business. Its core business comprises the development, manufacture and sale of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and intermediates. In addition, it supports its customers in developing and implementing made-to-measure system solutions. In these areas, which are at the very heart of the chemical industry, LANXESS has core expertise in the form of chemical and application-related know-how, flexible asset management and customer proximity. Our aim is, through innovative products, optimized processes and new ideas, to generate added value for the customers and the company.
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Metrafrax
METAFRAX is a group of companies consisting of four chemical enterprises: JSC Metafrax at Gubakha, Perm region, JSC Karbolit at Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow region, and enterprises producing synthetic resins – ООО Metadynea at Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow region, and Dynea Austria GmbH (Krems, Austria), construction companies ООО Metatransstroi, ООО Khimstroi, ООО Khimspetsstroi, IT company ООО Metafrax-Inform. The product portfolio of the group of companies includes Methanol, Formalin, Pentaerythritol, Hexamethylenetetramine, Urea-Formaldehyde concentrate, Polyamide, Polyamide parts, Sodium Formiate, Pentaerythritol filtrate technical, synthetic resins. The products and raw materials are in use for producing plastics, paints, synthetic resins and glues, insulation materials, disinfectants and pharmaceuticals, acetic acid, DME, MTBE, and for organic synthesis as well. Now METAFRAX is a world-known leader in the Russian market and exports to more than 20 countries.
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Methanex
Methanex is the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets in North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America. That means every day – the world over – Methanex plays a vital role in people’s lives. Methanol is an important ingredient in many of the essential industrial and consumer products that make the world a better place in which to live, work and play.
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MHTL
Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited (MHTL) is one of the largest methanol producers in the world with a total capacity of over 4 million metric tonnes annually from its five (5) methanol plants located at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate on the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The company is the largest supplier of methanol to North America and is also a significant supplier to the European Market.
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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America, Inc. (MGCA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC) is a major chemical company in Japan. MGCA provides sales, technical and customer service for a variety of products produced by MGC and MGC group companies. Those products contribute to Chemicals, Paint & Coating, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Lifestyle, Agrochemicals, Electronics & IT Materials and Metals industries.
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Mitsubishi International Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is Japan’s largest general trading company (sogo shosha) with over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide. Together with its over 500 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of approximately 60,000 people. MC has long been engaged in business with customers around the world in virtually every industry, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise, and environmental business
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MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Utilizing our global operating locations, network and information resources, we are multilaterally pursuing business that ranges from product sales, worldwide logistics and financing, through to the development of major international infrastructure and other projects in the following fields: Iron & Steel Products, Mineral & Metal Resources, Infrastructure Projects, Motor Vehicles, Marine & Aerospace, Chemicals, Energy, Foods & Retail, Consumer Services, Information, Electronics and Telecommunications, Financial Markets and Transportation Logistics.
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Mitsui O.S.K Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), a multi-model transport group that meets the current and future needs of all sectors of industry, has one of the world’s largest fleets and is committed to the highest safety standards. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines are working together to contribute to the further development of the global economy and boldly steer MOL towards a brighter future.
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Muntajat
Muntajat was established in 2012. The state-owned company has the exclusive rights to purchase, market, distribute, and sell Qatari chemicals and petrochemical products totaling more than 11 million metric tons (MMT). Muntajat has an extensive global marketing network of 17 offices and deals with a diverse portfolio of products that range from polymers, chemicals, and fertilizer products. Since 2013, Muntajat has marketed and sold methanol and MTBE produced by MI Tier 2 member QAFAC. QAFAC produces 980,000 metric tons of methanol annually. Muntajat’s membership enhances MI’s strong commitment to the methanol industry in Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.
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NW Innovation Works
Northwest Innovation Works is a strong multi-national partnership committed to meeting a global need – a cleaner source for methanol production. From its three sites in Washington and Oregon the methanol produced by NWIW will be shipped to Asia for use in the manufacture of olefins – a component in items most of us use every day. NWIW is committed to building a “double green bridge” – local economic benefit and global environmental sustainability. NWIW’s proposed facilities will include investment of more than $7 billion to build industry-leading ultra-low emissions technology manufacturing plants and provide hundreds of new jobs in Northwest communities – while producing methanol in a cleaner, more environmentally responsible way.
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OCI N.V.
OCI N.V. is a global producer of natural gas-based chemicals and an engineering & construction contractor based in the Netherlands. The Chemicals segment produces nitrogen fertilizers, methanol and other natural gas based products, serving agricultural and industrial customers from the Americas to Asia. We rank among the world’s largest nitrogen fertilizer producers with current production capacity of nearly 7 million metric tons in the Netherlands, the United States, Egypt and Algeria. We are also the largest merchant methanol producer in the United States. The Construction segment provides international engineering and construction services primarily on infrastructure, industrial and high-end commercial projects in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia for public and private clients. It ranks among the world’s top global contractors. OCI N.V. employs over 72,000 people in 35 countries.
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Oman Methanol Company
Oman Methanol Company LLC (OMC) is a joint venture company between Oman Methanol Holding Company LLC, a division of the Omar Zawawi Establishment (Omzest) and the Caribbean Methanol Holding International Limited. OMC is based in the Sohar Industrial Port with other major chemical and petrochemical industries.
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Petronas
We are involved primarily in manufacturing, marketing and selling a diversified range of petrochemical products, including olefins, polymers, fertilisers, methanol and other basic chemicals and derivative products. With a production capacity of over 11 million mtpa, our products are produced at our integrated petrochemical complexes in eastern Peninsular Malaysia (Kerteh and Gebeng), and manufacturing complexes in Gurun, Bintulu, Labuan and Vung Tau, Vietnam.
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QAFAC
Qatar Fuel Additives Company, popularly known as QAFAC, is an outcome of the Nation’s far-sighted strategic plan to diversify its petrochemical base and expand its downstream industries. The Company aims to optimize the utilization of the country’s vast hydrocarbon resources through producing and exporting Methanol and MTBE. Established in 1991, QAFAC is a joint venture between Industries Qatar, OPIC Middle East Corporation, International Octane LLC and LCY Middle East Corp. The Company commenced operations in 1999.
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SABIC
SABIC is the largest and most profitable non-oil company in the Middle East and one of the world’s five largest petrochemicals manufacturers. It is a public company based in Riyadh: the Saudi Arabian government owns 70% of its shares, and the remaining 30% are held by private investors in Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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Salalah Methanol Company
Salalah Methanol Company, LLC (SMC) was formed in 2006 by the Oman Oil Company to undertake a project to build a state-of-the art, methanol production facility in Salalah Free Zone, in Salalah, Oman. The project includes a 3125 metric tons per day methanol plant and related utilities and off-site facilities, as well as the export facilities. The Salalah methanol plant is a standalone plant designed to produce methanol of Federal AA & IMPCA grade. The plant’s key features includes seawater intake, captive power generation, captive water desalination, auxiliary steam generation, nitrogen generation, product handling including product loading facility at the Port of Salalah and other utilities, including effluent & sewage treatment facilities.
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Southern Chemical Corporation
Southern Chemical Corporation (SCC) delivers the highest level of service and solution-driven logistics to maximize the building blocks of your business. Backed by security of supply and a reliable distribution network, SCC distributes methanol and melamine to small and large companies throughout the Americas.
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Sipchem
Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) is a Saudi Company listed in Saudi Stock market. The company was established on December 22, 1999, with a current paid in capital of SR 3.6 billion (US$ 978 million). Sipchem actively develops and invests in petrochemical and chemical industries, both basic and intermediate to produce chemicals used to manufacture a multitude of products that improve the lives of people worldwide.
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Solvadis
The solvadis group is an important service provider in the international marketing and distribution of basic and specialty chemicals. Under the management of solvadis holding sàrl, Luxembourg, we operate as a recognized partner of global suppliers as well as European and regional customers. solvadis operates its own sales network and process-oriented logistics concepts, which make it one of the market leaders in these rapidly expanding markets.
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Tricon Energy
The Tricon Energy Group facilitates global commerce and the physical movement of industrial chemicals, petrochemicals and feedstocks, motor gasoline components and polymers.
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United Chemical Company
United Chemical Company (UCC) has joined the Methanol Institute as a Tier 4 member. The Kazakhstan government established UCC in 2009 to help the country start and develop its petrochemical industries. The company is planning to start large-scale methanol and smaller-scale ammonia production.
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Vitusa Products
Vitusa Products is an international marketing and sales organization concentrating on the Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical, Cosmetic, Personal Care, Polyurethane, Food and Baking, Biodiesel, and Tobacco industries.