VENEZUELA - Methanol.Two JVs produce methanol methanol, methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH3OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol. It melts at −97. at Jos: Metor, on stream since 1994, owned 35% by Pequiven, 22.75% by each of Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi Gas of Japan, and the other partners are Polar & the World Bank's International Finance Corp. (IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. ). Metor has a capacity of 720,000 t/y, which is to be expanded to 1.72m t/y; and Supermethanol, on stream since Feb. 18, 1995 owned 34.5% by each of Pequiven and Ecofuel of ENI, and 15% by each of Methanol Holding Ltd. and Petrochemical Investments Ltd. Supermethanol has a capacity of 690,000 t/y, which is to be raised to about 1.3m t/y. Pequiven executives have said extension of the methanol chain in Venezuela will involve construction of a 500,000 t/y acetic acid acetic acid (əsē`tĭk), CH3CO2H, colorless liquid that has a characteristic pungent odor, boils at 118°C;, and is miscible with water in all proportions; it is a weak organic carboxylic acid (see carboxyl group). plant by 2004, a 250,000 t/y vinyl acetate Vinyl acetate, also known as VAM for vinyl acetate monomer, has the chemical formula CH3COOCH=CH2 and is a colorless liquid with a sweet flavor. Systematic names include 1-acetoxyethylene and acetic acid ethenyl ester. plant by 2006, and other facilities. There have been plans for aromatics include a 500,000 t/y styrene sty·rene n. A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene. facility to be on stream by 2004 or 2005 and to use one of the existing refineries' production streams. |
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