Methanol Plants Huge Users of Marcellus/Utica Gas
US Methanol broke ground in September 2017 in Institute (Kanawha County), WV to build its very first methanol production plant (see US Methanol Breaks Ground on First Plant in West Virginia). Methanol plants convert natural gas into methanol, used as a chemical feedstock (raw material) to create other things, like gasoline, antifreeze, plastic bottles--even LED and LCD screens. Methanol plants use a LOT of natural gas, hence our interest.
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