December 25th News — On December 24th, the closing prices in the methanol overseas market rose: the CFR Southeast Asia methanol market closed at USD 319.5–320.5 per ton. The FOB U.S. Gulf methanol market closed at 83.5–84.5 cents per gallon; the European FOB Rotterdam methanol market closed at EUR 252.5–253.5 per ton, up by EUR 1 per ton. Chempricehub analyzed methanol with a long-short score of 1.5. The article indicates that methanol overseas prices generally increased, with the CFR Southeast Asia market closing at USD 319.5–320.5 per ton, the FOB U.S. Gulf market closing at 83.5–84.5 cents per gallon, and the European FOB Rotterdam market closing at EUR 252.5–253.5 per ton (up by EUR 1 per ton). This reflects strong international demand or tight supply, which will drive up domestic methanol import costs and benefit spot prices. Combined with methanol futures data (December 24, 2025), the main contract, such as 2605, closed at CNY 2,172 per ton, up by 9.00, with trading volume reaching 941,922 lots and high open interest, indicating bullish market sentiment. The rise in overseas markets further strengthens expectations for futures to move upward, but the increase is moderate, with the overall impact ranging from generally positive to significantly positive.