I just sent off a message and I just realized that I got my alcohols mixed up. Water can be reacted with ethylene to form ethanol, not methanol. So I am also at a loss as to why methanol prices would have changed so dramatically.
----- Original Message ----- From: JAMES PHELPS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [ ] - SPAM Bayesian Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Price Increase? > Tom, > Yep, you missed it, I used to think it followed natural gas prices too but > that is not the case unless there is a significant market lag that causes > the price to lag about a year behind. Wellhead Gas prices have gone down > considerably since last year. Someone mentioned that there was a force > majure (sp) at two plants in India this fall. Tsunami effects?? guessing on > this one. > > Conspiracy theories aside. It may have to do with our free market again > since Biodiesel production has taken a sharp increase in the US the > additional demand on the market could be the cause. this is often the case > with finite supplies introduced to new markets overnight - Prices move up. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Thomas Kelly<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: biofuel<mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 6:14 AM > Subject: [Biofuel] Methanol Price Increase? > > > Hello All, > Did I miss the news? > Has there been a significant increase in the price of methanol > recently? > > I just got the bill for a delivery (two 55gal barrels). Previous > price ( July): $2.60 USD/gallon; current bill: $3.54 USD/ gallon .... 35% > increase in a few months? > I'll call my supplier in a little while ... maybe it's just a > billing mistake. I am just hoping someone has some info. > > Thanks, > Tom > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
