美国2月甲醇进口下降18.5%

据化工网4月9日消息：美国国际贸易委员会(US International Trade Commission)的数据显示，今年2月美国甲醇进口环比下降18.5%，此前该月下旬的严重冻结导致美国墨西哥湾沿岸几个地区港口临时关闭。

除了2月底的港口关闭之外，美国天然气市场还出现了醋酸和甲基叔丁基醚等衍生产品生产设施的关闭，导致甲醇需求大幅下降。严重冰冻造成的大面积破坏导致一些设施在3月份仍处于离线状态，导致该期间需求下降。根据ITC数据，美国2月份进口了8085万加仑甲醇，而1月份为9925万加仑。

特立尼达和多巴哥2月份向美国输送的甲醇量最高，为5149万加仑，环比减少105万加仑。赤道几内亚2月份向美国输送的甲醇量位居第二，为932万加仑，同比下降504万加仑。

其他显著下降的还有来自荷兰的进口，荷兰2月份没有向美国输送任何数量，而1月为644万加仑；俄罗斯2月份的进口量从1月份的565万加仑降至零；而沙特阿拉伯2月份进口量也从1月的477万加仑降至零。

与此同时，国内甲醇生产基地与冻结相关的设施中断和港口关闭导致美国出口环比下降。根据美国ITC数据，2月份美国出口了5104万加仑甲醇，而1月份为8172万。

出口降幅最大的是亚洲，2月份美国出口总量下降2585万加仑，至2642万加仑。美国对西北欧的出口也大幅下降，2月份下降746万加仑，至1959万加仑。

冯娟 摘译自 化工网

原文如下：

US February methanol imports fall 18.5% as severe freeze crimps demand

Methanol imports into the US decreased 18.5% month on month in February 2021, data from the US International Trade Commission showed, following a deep freeze late in the month that led to the temporary closure of several regional ports on the US Gulf Coast.

In addition to port closures in late February, the USG market also saw several production facility closures of derivative products like acetic acid and MTBE that sent demand for methanol plummeting. Widespread damage from the severe freeze caused some facilities to remain offline well into March, contributing to lower demand during that time frame.The US imported 80.85 million gallons of methanol in February, compared with 99.25 million gallons in January, according to ITC data.

Trinidad and Tobago send the highest volume of methanol to the US in February, with the US taking in 51.49 million gallons, representing a decrease of 1.05 million gallons on the month. Equatorial Guinea sent the second-highest volume of methanol to the US in February, with 9.32 million gallons, also representing a decline month on month of 5.04 million gallons.

Other notable declines were seen from imports originating in the Netherlands, which did not send any volume to the US in February from a level of 6.44 million gallons in January; Russia, with imports also dropping to zero in February from 5.65 million gallons in January; and Saudi Arabia, with imports falling to zero in February from 4.77 million gallons in January.

At the same time, freeze-related facility outages at domestic methanol production sites and port closures contributed to lower month-on-month exports from the US. In February, the US exported 51.04 million gallons of methanol, versus 81.72 million gallons in January, according to US ITC data.

The largest drop in exports was to Asia, with total volumes sent from the US declining by 25.85 million gallons on the month to 26.42 million gallons in February. Exports to Northwest Europe from the US also declined by a significant amount on the month, falling by 7.46 million gallons to 19.59 million gallons in February.