The Director of Commodity and Energy Exchange Operations at TAPICO announced the transaction of the second large shipment of this holding’s strategic methanol product on the Energy Exchange.
Akbar Mirzapour stated that with the transaction of the second 34,000-ton methanol shipment from Fanavaran Petrochemical, a subsidiary of TAPICO Holding, on the Energy Exchange, the position of this strategic product on the Energy Exchange is being solidified. He added: After the first successful export offering of this petrochemical’s methanol on the Energy Exchange on November 17, 2025, destined for China, the second Fanavaran methanol shipment was also successfully traded on December 1, 2025, placing this important export product of the country on the transparent trading track of the Energy Exchange.
The Director of Commodity and Energy Exchange Operations at TAPICO announced: In this transaction, four foreign buyers competed with each other, and the shipment was purchased by the foreign buyer at the highest price and with the best trading price.
He pointed out that according to TAPICO’s new policy and with the aim of protecting the assets of dear retirees and achieving the highest level of profitability and transparency for subsidiaries, it has been decided that TAPICO subsidiaries should maximize the use of commodity exchange mechanisms. He emphasized: The priority for domestic and export sales of these companies is to use the commodity exchange platform, and if it is not possible to sell goods on the domestic and export rings of the exchange, other sales processes such as auctions and tenders will be pursued.
The International Ring of the Physical Market of Iran Energy Exchange witnessed the registration of the first methanol shipment transaction of Fanavaran Petrochemical Company offered by Sabatamin Brokerage destined for China.
This offer was for 34,000 tons with CFR China delivery terms.
This offer was traded at a price of $231 per ton, and the final value of the transaction, considering the shipment volume, reached more than $7,865,000.
This transaction is the first methanol offering of Fanavaran Petrochemical Company by Sabatamin Brokerage in the International Ring of Iran Energy Exchange for the Chinese market and represents a step towards developing export routes and strengthening the company’s international exchanges.
