Indian Methanol Producer GNFC Expanding Capacity

GNFC, India’s largest methanol producer or Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertlisers Co is shutting down its 700 tonne/day capacity production complex in Bharuch for a catalyst change. The methanol producer will take the opportunity to debottleneck methanol capacity by 200 tonnes/day making the total production capacity 900 tonnes/day.

Indian methanol producers mostly used for local consumption, with additional demand met by Middle Eastern producers such as Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), Iran, Qatar Fuel Additives Co (Qafac) and Oman Methanol. As much as half of the nearly 950,000 tonne/year Indian methanol demand comes from these methanol suppliers.