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General => Chatter => Topic started by: neisel on January 16, 2017, 09:58:08 PM

Title: Methanol inflation.
Post by: neisel on January 16, 2017, 09:58:08 PM

From £325 (32.5ppl) to £410 (41p) for a 1000 litre IBC in a couple of days. +27%.

Does this happen every winter or what's going on?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIRGIN-METHANOL-99-9-1000L-IBC-Included-Bio-Diesel-production-/192051404139?hash=item2cb727dd6b:g:BF8AAOxyd8NSbSJj

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIRGIN-METHANOL-99-9-1000L-IBC-Included-Bio-Diesel-production-/192075845733?hash=item2cb89cd065:g:BF8AAOxyd8NSbSJj

Title: Re: Methanol inflation.
Post by: dgs on January 16, 2017, 10:40:47 PM

Just checked after I read your post and yes, it seems to have gone up a lot. Might be a good idea to ring and see if you can get a better price.

I wonder if Trinity have any of the reclaimed stuff in. I've used all types of their lower grades and even the 97% min that showed 0.9% water didn't really show any less yield.

Unless you use ASM most of the water in the methoxide comes from the catalyst/methanol reaction, not from the original water in the methanol.

And no, it doesn't happen every Winter.

Title: Re: Methanol inflation.
Post by: kamaangir on January 18, 2017, 11:29:42 AM

I think they make it from crude oil and the price fluctuates according to how much they decide to rip us all off by.