Europe methanol demand lifted by recovery in downstream MTBE & biodiesel markets

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English - July 23, 2020 00:00 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MB
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LONDON (ICIS)--European methanol demand remains lacklustre across a number of downstream markets however there has been increased consumption in gasoline blending applications such as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and biodiesel.

European editors Eashani Chavda and Nazif Nazmul discuss the relationship between these markets and progress of demand recovery since the pandemic spread in Europe over Q2.