Methanol
HIF Global to revitalize Burnie’s former Pulp Mill site with eFuels facility
HIF Global has announced that it plans to locate the HIF Tasmania eFuels Facility at the former Burnie Paper Mill site in South Burnie.
Emvolon and Montauk Renewables announce launch of JV to convert biogas into high-value, low-carbon fuel
Emvolon and Montauk Renewables, Inc., a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas, announced a joint venture to develop multiple biogas-to-green methanol projects.
Emvolon and Montauk Renewables launch JV to convert biogas into high-value, low-carbon fuel
Following a successful field demonstration project, Emvolon and Montauk plan to deploy a portfolio of biogas-based sites.
Johnson Matthey’s tech enables successful start-up of the world’s largest single-train methanol plant
Johnson Matthey announced that the three methanol production trains of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group, were successfully commissioned in November 2024, February 2025 and March 2025, respectively.
Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility
Transition Industries held a signing event for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the consortium of Samsung E&A and Techint Engineering and Construction for the Pacifico Mexinol project located in Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico.
TOYO develops MRF-Z Neo—A compact reactor optimized for small-scale green methanol production
Toyo Engineering Corp. has developed MRF-Z Neo, a new compact methanol synthesis reactor specifically designed for small-scale production of green methanol – namely bio-methanol and eMethanol.
HyOrc and Acetech partner to develop waste-to-green methanol facility in the UK
HyOrc Corp. has signed a MoU with Acetech Metals Limited to develop a municipal waste-to-green methanol facility in Scunthorpe, UK. The first phase of the project will involve deploying a 35 tpd refuse-derived fuel (RDF) gasification plant integrated with methanol synthesis technology.
OCI Global completes $1.9-B sale of OCI Methanol to Methanex Corporation
OCI Global announced the successful closing of the divestment of 100% of its equity interests in its Global Methanol Business (OCI Methanol) to Methanex Corporation (Methanex) for $1.9 B.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui O.S.K. receive AiP for LCO2/methanol carrier
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. have acquired Approval in Principle from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 (LCO2) / methanol carrier.
Taiwanese container ship operator to install WinGD's methanol engines across more than 30 vessels
WinGD will provide X‑DF‑M dual-fuel methanol and X-Engine methanol-ready engine designs for over 30 container vessels to be built for a major Taiwanese container ship operator.

- Swift Fuels advances light gas (LG2F™) demonstration plant plans in Louisiana (U.S.) 9/8
- Kisuma enables rubber manufacturers to enhance durability and sustainability with DHT™-4 additives 9/8
- Altalto awards Maire engineering study contract for 23,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel plant 9/8
- Iraq in talks with ExxonMobil on Asian refining capacities 9/8
- TotalEnergies sees Brent-Dubai crude price gap remaining negative, making sweet grades more attractive to Asian refiners 9/8
- Chevron seeks diversified approach to refinery investments 9/8