一、生产现状据美国《化学周刊》最新报道,截至2006年底,世界甲醇的总生产能力接近4800万吨,2006年总需求达3680万吨。世界甲醇生产主要集中在天然气资源比较丰富的地区,如特立尼达、智利、新西兰、沙特和俄罗斯(中国已成为世界甲醇的主要生产地区,中国甲醇主要以煤炭为原料), First, the production status According to the latest report of the United States, “Chemistry Weekly”, as of the end of 2006, the world’s total methanol production capacity of nearly 48 million tons, total demand in 2006 reached 36.8 million tons. Methanol production in the world is mainly concentrated in regions rich in natural gas resources such as Trinidad, Chile, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Russia (China has become the major producer of methanol in the world and China’s methanol mainly uses coal as raw material)