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  • 21 May 2026
  • Market: Chemicals, Methanol

Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series.

In this episode, Senior Analyst Cassidy Staggers talks with Dave McCaskill, Argus VP of Methanol and Derivatives on:

  • Continued impacts from the war in Iran
  • Global market update on prices, trade flows and supply and demand
  • Update on low-carbon methanol projects and post-IMO spring meeting reflection

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