Trinidad based Methanol plant will soon start the commercial production in 2019. The plant has the production capacity of 1 mln tonne/year based at La Bera in Trinidad. The plant will also include 20,000 tonne/year capacities for dimethyl ether (DME). Construction originally was expected to wind up by early December on the $1bn project, which is a joint venture between three Mitsubishi firms (Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Trinidad's state-run utility and Trinidad-based Massy Holdings. CGCL did not cite a final completion date but said the plant is in the “pre-commissioning phase” and that the original March 2019 start-up date has been pushed to June because of construction delays. Long-standing gas supply problems in Trinidad have been a major obstacle for the island’s petrochemical industry headquartered at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate, but the new methanol project at La Brea is 28 miles (45 km) south.
