OCI Global plans to double green methanol production in the US

OCI Global, which has supplied green fuel for Maersk’s first methanol ship, will increase production by 200,000 tons annually at its Texas plant.

By 2025, OCI Global will double production to 400,000 tons of green methanol annually at its facilities in Texas, USA. | Photo: Oci Global/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

by KIT LINDHARDT

Dutch energy company OCI Global, which claims to be the world’s largest producer of green methanol, is scaling up production to keep up with growing demand for the climate-friendly fuel.

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