Laos methanol poisonings: Don’t drink local ‘Tiger’ spirits in Laos ...
1 day ago · Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country.
Laos methanol poisonings: Father of Australian teen who died …
5 days ago · The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a plea to the Laos government to fully investigate his daughter’s death...
Laos methanol poisonings: Australian teens among six tourists …
Nov 21, 2024 · An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of...
What is methanol and how does it affect the body? - BBC News
Nov 22, 2024 · Travellers are being warned of the dangers of methanol poisoning after six tourists to Laos have died. Methanol is an industrial chemical found in antifreeze and windshield washer fluid.
Eight arrested over Laos methanol poisonings which killed six …
4 days ago · In 2012, around 50 people were killed in Cambodia after party-goers drank rice wine contaminated by methanol. Between 2018 to 2019, at least 40 people have died in Philippines after drinking palm ...
OCI hits $11.6bn in sale proceeds with disposal of methanol unit
Sep 9, 2024 · OCI, a chemical and fertiliser group led by Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris, said on Monday it had agreed to sell its global methanol business to publicly traded Methanex for about $2bn. The...
2023 Was Year Of Methanol For Shipping But That Likely Won’t Last
Jan 5, 2024 · Bulk shipping is 40% fossil fuels and 15% raw iron ore, and both those segments will drop, while battery electric will take over inland waters and much short sea shipping. But burnable fuels will...
Global methanol markets and intelligence | Argus Media
Prices, forecasts and analysis for global methanol markets. The global methanol industry has suffered in recent years. First COVID-19, then the Russia-Ukraine conflict, followed by global inflation, stagnation and downward revised GDP forecasts.
Growing interest in methanol bunkering by global players
Jun 13, 2023 · Interest in methanol as an alternative fuel for bunkering has grown in the shipping industry, which seeks to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Below is a list of key upcoming methanol...
Shippers bet on green methanol to cut emissions, supply lags
Aug 21, 2023 · Container shippers are ordering vessels powered by methanol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it will take years for renewable methanol output to meet demand and for costs to fall,...