February 27th News: On February 26th, the closing prices of the methanol offshore market rose: The CFR Southeast Asia methanol market closed at $321.5–322.5 per ton. The FOB U.S. Gulf methanol market closed at 99–101 cents per gallon; the European FOB Rotterdam methanol market closed at €288–290 per ton, up €1 per ton. Chempricehub analyzed methanol, with a long-short score of +1. The article indicates that on February 26th, methanol offshore market prices rose across the board: CFR Southeast Asia closed at $321.5–322.5 per ton, FOB U.S. Gulf at 99–101 cents per gallon, and European FOB Rotterdam at €288–290 per ton (up €1 per ton). This reflects strong global demand and tightening supply, which increases China's import costs, directly benefits domestic methanol spot prices, and may push up spot market quotations. Combined with methanol MA futures data, although the main contracts for 2026-02-26, such as 2701 (closing price 2,313 yuan per ton, down 26 yuan) and 2612 (closing price 2,305 yuan per ton, down 21 yuan), experienced short-term declines, the upward trend in offshore markets provides cost support and is expected to drive a rebound in futures prices. Overall assessment: Offshore market positive factors dominate, giving a general positive score of +1.