The production of methanol in China takes coal as the raw material. There are three main regions in China that produce methanol, South China, East China and North China. Production of the above mentioned three regions each takes 27.11%, 23.79% and 16.63% of the national total. In 2005, home yield of refined methanol amounted to 5.362 million tons, up by 21.62% year-on-year. The year 2006 saw a breakthrough in refined methanol production, and the yield hit 7.6225 million tons. 

There are now about 200 methanol producers in China but most of which are small sized and scatted. Only few companies have a capacity of 100,000 tons, namely Sinopec Sichuan Vinyion Factory, Daqing Oil Field Methanol Plant, Shanghai Coking and Chemistry Corporation. Shanxi Yulin Natural Gas Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, Changqing Oil Field and China Natural Gas Qinghai Branch. In 2006, home capacity of methanol amounted to 11.17 million tons. Besides, the import and export volume stood at 1.128 million tons and 0.19 million tons respectively in the same year. China has become the second biggest consumer of methanol around the world.

Equipments newly built in 2006 are relatively concentrated. And domestic production of methanol in 2006 hit 11.17 million tons, up by 21.16% year-on-year. But batch production didn't form until the end of 2006. The structure of methanol consumption in China is a bit similar to that of the foreign countries'. The biggest consumption field is to produce formaldehyde, taking 40% of total consumption. The second biggest consumption field rests with MTBE and acetic acid, a respective share of 6% and 7%. In recent years, the consumption of methanol fuel grows quite fast. In spite of no relevant laws and regulations, yet taking methanol as fuel has become one of main driving forces to methanol demand.

Main areas consuming methanol are East China and South China, where also collectively produce the downstream products like formaldehyde, MTBE, acrylic ester and acetic acid; while places mainly consuming methanol fuel are Shanxi and Henan provinces. As for methanol imports in 2005, Jiangsu province took the largest share of 62.28%, followed by Guangdong 28.28%, Fujian 4.11%, and Zhejiang 3.34%. The above mentioned provinces all lie in the east China and South China, and the structure of imports also shows the regional distribution of methanol consumption.

2. Operation of China Methanol Industry and Market 2005-2006
2.1 Demand and Supply
2.1.1 Supply in Domestic Market
2.1.2 Consumption of Methanol in Downstream Industries
2.1.2.1 Formaldehyde
2.1.2.2 MTBE
2.1.2.3 Acetic Acid
2.1.2.4 Methanol Fuel
2.1.2.5 Pesticide
2.1.2.6 DMT
2.1.2.7 MTO
2.1.2.8 Other Industries
2.1.3 Transference of Demand for Methanol
2.2 Foreign Trade of Methanol
2.2.1 Import
2.2.2 Export
2.3 Competitiveness of Methanol Industry
2.3.1 Competitiveness of Industrial Equipment
2.3.2 Competitiveness of Production Techniques
2.3.3 Competitiveness of Market Demands
2.3.4 Competitiveness of Industrial Matching systems
2.3.5 Competitiveness of Distribution Channels 
2.3.6 Competitiveness of Energy/Material Consumption and Quality
2.3.7 Competitiveness of Supply and Price
2.3.8 Competitiveness of Production Circumstance

3. Development of China Methanol Gasoline Industry in 2006
3.1 Status Quo
3.1.1 Characteristics
3.1.2 Status Quo of Foreign Methanol Gasoline Industry
3.1.3 Status Quo of China Methanol Gasoline Industry
3.1.4 Status Quo of Producing Methanol Out of Coal in China
3.1.5 Demands from Domestic Automobile Industry
3.2 Main Factors that Influence the Industrialization of Methanol Gasoline
3.2.1 Lack of Publicizing
3.2.2 Limit from Price 
3.2.3 Barberries from Strategy
3.2.4 Challenges from Competitors
3.3 Trend of Methanol Gasoline Industrialization at Home in Next Few Years
3.3.1 Methanol Gasoline will take the Stage Center of Substitute Energy 
3.3.2 Mature Coal-to-Methanol Techniques Provide Mighty Support 
3.3.3 Domestic Methanol Fuel Companies have Gradually Taken the Leading Place

4. Development of China Methanol Fuel Battery Industry in 2006
4.1 Structure and Characteristics of Methanol Fuel Battery 
4.1.1 Characteristics 
4.1.2 Production Techniques
4.1.3 Development and Application of Methanol Fuel Battery Abroad
4.1.4 Status Quo of Methanol Fuel Battery in China
4.2 Main Factors Influence the Industrialization of China Methanol Fuel Battery
4.2.1 Production Techniques
4.2.2 Official Policies
4.2.3 Domestic Market
4.2.4 Market Demands
4.3 Demands from Downstream Industries
4.3.1 Status Quo of Electrical Bicycle in China
4.3.2 Status Quo of Electrical Automobile in China
4.3.3 Status Quo of Notebook Computer and Mobile Phone
4.3.4 Development trend of China Methanol Fuel Battery in Next Few Years 

5. Forecast of China Methanol Industry and Market 2006-2007
5.1 Domestic Methanol Industry in 2006
5.2 Influences from Domestic Industrial Policies
5.2.1 Influences from Energy Policy
5.2.2 Influence from Petroleum and Chemical Industry
5.2.3 Influences from Electrical Price and Water Price
5.2.4 Influences from Environment Protection Policy 
5.3 Impacts from Economic Environments at Home and Abroad 
5.3.1 International Economy Circumstance
5.3.2 Domestic Economy Circumstance
5.4 Forecast of Supply and demand in Domestic Methanol Market, 2007-2010
5.4.1 Forecast of Methanol Output 2006-2010
5.4.2 Forecast of Methanol Demand 2006-2010
5.4.3 Trend of Domestic Methanol Market in 2007 

6. Investment Opportunities and Risks in China Methanol Industry
6.1 Industry Maturity
6.1.1 Industry Concentration
6.1.2 Market Capacity
6.1.3 Development Prospect
6.2 Investment into Home Organic Chemistry
6.2.1Status Quo of Investment
6.2.2 Status Quo of Economic Benefits
6.3 Opportunities and Risks in Investment
6.3.1 Investment Opportunities 
6.3.2 Investment Risks
6.4 Competition Strategy
6.4.1 Key Factors to Success
6.4.2 Strengths 
6.4.3 Holdbacks
6.4.4 Competitive Strategy fit for the Development of China Methanol Industry

7. Analysis of China Methanol Industry, by Regions
7.1 Regional Distribution of China Methanol Industry
7.2 Shanxi Province
7.2.1 Supply and Demand
7.2.2 Development of the Industry in Shanxi
7.2.3 Eleventh Five Year Plan for the Development of Methanol Industry
7.3 Inner Mongolia 
7.3.1 Supply and Demand
7.3.2 Development of Methanol Industry in Inner Mongolia
7.4 Henan Province
7.4.1 Supply and Demand
7.4.2 Development of Methanol Industry in Henan
7.5 Other Regions and Areas

8. Key Methanol Companies in China
8.1 Shanxi Yulin Natural Gas Chemical Industry Co. Ltd
8.2 Sinopec Sichuan Vinyion Factory
8.3 Shanghai Coking and Chemistry Corporation
8.4 Daqing Oil Field Methanol Plant
8.5 Inner-mongolia Sugeli Petro-chemical Co., Ltd
8.6 Suiping Chemical Factory of Henan Lantian Group