January 16th News — On January 15th, the closing prices of the methanol overseas 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 88.5–89.5 cents per gallon; the European FOB Rotterdam methanol market closed at €261.5–262.5 per ton, up by €2 per ton. Chempricehub analyzed methanol, with a long-short score of 1.5. The methanol overseas market prices rose across the board, with CFR Southeast Asia closing at $321.5–322.5 per ton, FOB U.S. Gulf closing at 88.5–89.5 cents per gallon, and European FOB Rotterdam rising by €2 per ton to €261.5–262.5 per ton. This reflects strengthening global demand and tightening supply, which will directly push up domestic methanol spot prices due to rising import costs. In the futures market, the settlement price of the methanol main contract 2605 was 2,273 yuan per ton, with open interest increasing by 5,592 lots. Positive developments in the overseas market may drive futures prices upward, supporting market bullish sentiment.