Mitsui | Celanese | Fairway Methanol

Overview

Status

Operational

Region

North America

Geography

USA

State

Texas

Equity Owner

Mitsui (50%), Celanese (50%)

Proponent

MMTX Inc.

Output

Carbon capture utilization storage (CCUS)

Methanol

Type of electricty

Capacity

180,000 metric tons of CO2 industrial emissions and produce 130,000 metric tons of low-carbon methanol per year

Financing

Technology

bio-methanol

blue methanol

Technical Advisors

Advisors

Project Contact

Naoki Saito, Mitsui & Co

Lawyers

Project Cost

Offtaker

Commercial Operations Date

Decommission Date

FID

Description

In a 2022 report, Mitsui notes the manufacturing of bio-methanol through biogas at Fairway Methanol, a joint venture with Texas-based Celanese corporation.

Fairway Methanol is manufacturing low-carbon methanol and constructing a CCU business.

The project began running in January 2024. It is expected to capture 180,000 metric tons of CO2 industrial emissions and produce 130,000 metric tons of low-carbon methanol per year.

CO2 from both Celanese and third-party sources will be applied with hydrogen to chemically convert the captured CO2 into a methanol for downstream production, including of consumer goods like adhesives, packaging, toys, paints, and coatings.

March 22, 2024

ISCC compliant methanol from CCU

As part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, this week announced that the International...

January 9, 2024

Celanese begins CO2-to-methanol operations in Texas

Celanese Corporation has begun running a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas, site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co.,...