It is my understanding that most of the methanol available in the US is produced from ethylene (petroleum). I'm not surprising that methanol prices have gone up, but, I am surprised it took so long for them to do so. They probably will come back down in the near future since oil prices have moderated.
The other way to make methanol is from wood, by way of pyrolysis (destructive heating which also produces charcoal) but this is not commonly done since it is more difficult and costly. ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Kelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Methanol Price Increase? > Hello All, > Did I miss the news? > Has there been a significant increase in the price of methanol > recently? > > I just got the bill for a delivery (two 55gal barrels). Previous price > ( July): $2.60 USD/gallon; current bill: $3.54 USD/ gallon .... 35% > increase in a few months? > I'll call my supplier in a little while ... maybe it's just a billing > mistake. I am just hoping someone has some info. > > Thanks, > Tom > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
