Methanex Corporation http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Methanex_Corporation-1068688 Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:06:59 AM 1068688 Methanex Corporation en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/72133cs/72133norm Earnings Note: Methanex #Q## - China Drives Fundamentals Methanex reported #Q## sales of $### million and adjusted EBITDA of $## million, up ##% and #%, respectively from the previous year figures.  On a sequential basis however, sales...72133778YesC0Article988corphy1542High Yield68Earnings Reports - Industrials/Consumer7/23/2008 9:06:03 PM150China producers lowered operating rates and shifted from a net exporter of about 150,000 tonnes in 1Q08 to a net importer of about 400,000 tonnes in 2Q08, helping to tighten fundamentals and push methanol prices higher in the recent months.72133Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1903503ccbn/T1903503norm...Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Methanex Corporation Second-Quarter #### Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. As a reminder, this call is being recorded on Wednesday, July ##, ####. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Mr. Jason Chesko, Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. ... 7/23/2008 6:06:17 PMMethanex106.0000FinalQ2 2008 Methanex Earnings Conference Call TranscriptMEOH11:00am ETTranscriptT1903503Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/CCN-0001-26850339newstex/CCN-0001-26850339xml VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul. ##, #### (Marketwire delivered by Newstex) -- Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) -For the second quarter of ####, Methanex reported Adjusted EBITDA(#) of $##.# million, net...0600000006001000060010020400000004005000040050110400501204016000040160480401601804016003040160017/22/2008 10:14:49 PM1800000018004000190000001900200019002013190020101900201519002012Marketwire CanadaCCN-0001-26850339METHANEX CORPMEOHMXNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/MW-0001-26850120newstex/MW-0001-26850120xml VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul. ##, #### (Marketwire delivered by Newstex) -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- ##/##/## -- Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) - For the second quarter of...0600000006001000060010020400000004005000040050110400501204016000040160480401601804016003040160017/22/2008 10:14:49 PM1800000018004000190000001900200019002013190020101900201519002012MarketwireMW-0001-26850120METHANEX CORPMEOHMXNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/fitch/393248_report_framefitch/393248_report_framepdfFitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with independent, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.Methanex Corporation800891907/16/2008 10:17:00 AM010000000103000001031100165Credit UpdateMX393248_report_frameCredit & Investment ResearchFitchResearchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/fitch/426083_pr_framefitch/426083_pr_framehtmlFitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with independent, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.Methanex Corporation800891907/14/2008 6:27:00 PM01000000010300000103110085Press ReleaseMX426083_pr_frameCredit & Investment ResearchFitchResearchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/71227cs/71227norm Ethylene - Energy Shock Feedstock costs continued its unremitting rise in June, as weighted average cash cost increased #.##¢/lb or ##.#% to ##.##¢lb in the month.    Ethane costs surged ##.#% to ##.##¢/lb in June, as the increased...712271185YesD0Article9881107961491877111151166715251615058311416661346533182413691471174976248148corp/reportshycorp39542High Yield7/2/2008 10:05:12 PM150Ethane costs surged 24.6% to 55.02¢/lb in June, as the increased ethane cracking production and the incremental demand pull from cracker restarts have contributed to lower ethane inventory levels and tightening of fundamentals.71227Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/70643cs/70643norm Trends In Chems: #Q## Review - Economy & Energy Pack One-Two Punch The chemicals sector inaugurates the New Year with solid #Q## results, highlighted by aggregate sales increase and EBITDA gains of ##.#% and ##.#% year-over-year for...706439525YesD0Article110988112705187714911113567961515831511166711805169401501521369182416665331355117313461451142481174148976147corphycorp/reports39542High Yield68Earnings Reports - Industrials/Consumer6/20/2008 2:14:50 AM150With the one-two punch of a slowing economy and rising energy costs, it remains to be seen whether companies will be able recover margins in the coming quarters.70643Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/54231cs/54231norm Ethylene - Strong, But For How Long? The ethylene market strengthened in March, and momentum is carrying into April. The expansion will likely to be exaggerated by lean inventories, rising prices, and exports, which continue to be...16661369134618249762481174114147148corp/reportscorp542High Yield6/17/2008 12:05:37 PM150The ethylene market strengthened in March, and momentum is carrying into April. However, given our outlook for residential construction and auto production, we remain concerned about the duration of the expansion.542311371YesD0Article1119881101521491877583151166779651615053354231Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/69995cs/69995norm Methanex #Q## Tearsheet MEOH is the largest producer of methanol in the world, but this is its only product. Methanol is produced from natural gas, and the majority of its capacity has been moved to regions with low-cost gas. Consistency...69995576YesC21Tearsheet988tearsheets/premium56/10/2008 12:10:57 PM15069995Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/70184cs/70184norm Ethylene - Spring Low Lullaby While producers were able to raise prices with average acquisition price increasing #.##¢/lb in the last two months, feedstock costs outpaced prices increases, as average acquisition margins declined #.##¢/lb...701841291YesD0Article9881107961491877111151166715251615058311416661346533182413691471174976248148corp/reportshy39542High Yield6/3/2008 11:06:00 PM150We look at reasons for the weakness in the ethylene market, outline some of the risks inherent in the current market conditions, and examine historical profitability of Equistar and Nova Chemicals against ethylene cash margins.70184Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-25431430newstex/BW-0001-25431430xml May ##, #### (Business Wire) -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks...0100000001021000040000000401600004016048040160010401601804003000040030045/21/2008 7:16:43 AM1800000018008000180040001802400019000000190020001900201019002015Business WireBW-0001-25431430COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COGERDAU S.A.GERDAU SAINTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY INCMETHANEX CORPCTBGGBIDTIMXNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/56121cs/56121norm Trends in Chems: #Q## - Mild Spring The seasonal recovery continues despite continued weakness in some end markets. In base chemicals, a rebound began in March and continues to unfold, but prices and volumes remain below year-ago levels....533166618241173145134611742481877149976147148bscore/researchcorp/reportshycorp55/14/2008 11:06:25 AM250The seasonal recovery continues despite continued weakness in some end markets. We continue to see the best of times in the prolonged chemical cycle as behind us but don't expect a rapid deterioration in 2007.5612114725YesD8BondScore7051127961101356111988516151166715115831180150940136956121Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/61531cs/61531norm Ethylene: A Not So Merry Christmas for Producers While our base petrochemical names had a relatively healthy #Q## of earnings, the fourth quarter may see producers finding coal in their stocking.  Rising commodity prices have played...1505831141666134653318241369988615311039YesD0Article516150While our base petrochemical names had a relatively healthy 3Q07 of earnings, the fourth quarter may see producers finding coal in their stocking.110796149187711115116671521471174976248148corp/reportscorphy39542High Yield5/14/2008 10:08:48 AM61531Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/MW-0001-25053827newstex/MW-0001-25053827xml VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May #, #### (Marketwire delivered by Newstex) -- Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an ## percent increase in its quarterly...040000000401600004016047040160195/6/2008 2:17:21 PM1800000018013000180120001900000019002000190020131900201019002015MarketwireMW-0001-25053827METHANEX CORPMEOHMXNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/CCN-0001-25054103newstex/CCN-0001-25054103xml VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May #, #### (Marketwire delivered by Newstex) -- Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an ## percent increase in its quarterly...040000000401600004016047040160195/6/2008 2:17:20 PM1800000018013000180120001900000019002000190020131900201519002010Marketwire CanadaCCN-0001-25054103METHANEX CORPMEOHMXNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/68400cs/68400norm Earnings Note: Methanex #Q## - High-Cost Producers Act Up Methanex reported #Q## adjusted EBITDA of $### million a decline of ##% YoY and ##% QoQ, despite revenues increasing #% YoY and #% QoQ to $### million.    The deterioration...68400857YesC0Article988corphy1542High Yield68Earnings Reports - Industrials/Consumer4/28/2008 12:05:59 AM150The trends of declining methanol prices and higher cost inventory flow through continued to adversely impact profitability in April, May, and thus impacting profitability in 2Q08.68400Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/67638cs/67638norm Ethylene: Supply Reduction Drives Margin Growth, But Demand Remains Weak With producers reducing operating rates and cutting back high cost production in March, the oversupply situation seen in the prior month quickly turned to a shortage,...676381117YesD0Article1119881101141491877796151166715251615058316669761346182413695331174147148248corp/reportshy39542High Yield54Euro Markets Issuers4/9/2008 1:05:00 AM150With producers cutting back high cost production in March, the oversupply situation seen in the prior month quickly turned to a shortage, enabling producers to raise prices over and above feedstock price increases and recover lost margins.67638Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-24322248newstex/BW-0001-24322248xml CHICAGO, Apr. #, #### (Business Wire) -- Zacks.com announces the companies highlighted recently closed positions in its Breakout Trader and Value Trader trading services. The list includes Clean Harbors (NASDAQ:CLHB), MEMC Electronic...04000000040090000401600004016048180000001800800018004000Business Wire4/7/2008 2:17:34 PMBW-0001-24322248AU OPTRONICS CORPCLEAN HARBORS INCMEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INCMETHANEX CORPAUOCLHBMXWFRNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/66825cs/66825norm Trends In Chems: #Q## Review Overall earnings results for the Chemicals sector remained solid, with average sales and adjusted EBITDA for our North American peer group up ##% and ##%, respectively, from the prior year.   While we have...6682511202YesD0Article7051107961121356187798811151616671511521511150118058394014953316661173136913551451824147148corp/reportshy53942High Yield68Earnings Reports - Industrials/Consumer3/25/2008 11:05:00 PM150While the sector implemented further price increases in recent months, it remains to be seen whether these increases will be able to offset the run-up in energy costs, decelerating demand levels and concomitant erosion in volumes.117411497624866825Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSights