Shanxi Yulin’s 610,000 tonne/year methanol unit in Shanxi is operating at half its capacity due to a shortage of feedstock natural gas.Normal operations would resume when the supply of gas resumes at the end of winter. Market players said the reduction in supply from the plant as well as other methanol plants was a contributing factor to the price increase last week. 由于天然气的匮乏，陕西榆林年产60万的甲醇装置目前半负荷运转，等到冬末天然气供应恢复后会恢复正常运转。 市场人士称供应的减少是上周价格上涨的主要原因之一。