On January 15, Yankuang Group's methanol auction prices: Yankuang Guohong's methanol bidding sale started at 2,160 yuan/ton ex-factory cash payment; Yulin Yankuang's methanol starting price was 1,850 yuan/ton ex-factory cash payment, with a quantity of 3,000 tons, and the entire lot was successfully sold at this price. PriceSeek analysis of methanol, long-short score: 1.5. The complete sale of Yankuang Group's methanol auction, with Yankuang Guohong's starting price at 2,160 yuan/ton and Yulin Yankuang's starting price at 1,850 yuan/ton, indicates strong demand in the spot market, with buyers actively taking delivery, supporting an upward trend in spot prices. Combined with methanol MA futures data (2026-01-14), the main contract 2605 closed at 2,288 yuan/ton, up 23.00 yuan, with a trading volume of 1,571,983 lots and open interest of 823,784 lots, showing a clear overall upward trend. This auction news reinforces the demand side and may further boost futures prices, benefiting market sentiment.