Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Starts Up Large Methanol Complex in Venezuela

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Corporation have started production at their second methanol joint venture with Pequiven in Venezuela. The jv, Metanol de Oriente (Metor), already operates a 750,000-m.t./year methanol unit at Jose. The second facility, which cost $136 million to build and is also based at Jose, is designed to produce 850,000 m.t./year. It uses technology developed jointly by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Pequiven has 37.5% in Metor, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Corporation each have 23.75%...

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