in may 2023, my country's methanol import volume was 1.3776 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 52.05%, and the average import price was us$2,959.58/ton, a month-on-month increase of 839.82%. among them, saudi arabia has the largest import volume of 319,200 tons, and the average import price is 292.10 us dollars / ton. from january to may 2023, china's cumulative methanol import volume was 5.3373 million tons, a year-on-year +8.11%.
in may 2023, my country's methanol export volume was 18,000 tons, a month-on-month increase of 1536.3684%, and the average export price was us$3,257.95/ton, a month-on-month increase of 546.66%. from january to may 2023, china's cumulative methanol export volume was 33,600 tons, a year-on-year -57.89%.
