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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			METHANEX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886977
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20115
		FILM NUMBER:		03603387

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 WATERFRONT CENTER
		STREET 2:		200 BURRARD STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6046847500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 WATERFRONT CENTER
		STREET 2:		200 BURRARD STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM 6-K</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNDER</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2003</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>METHANEX CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Registrant&#146;s name)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SUITE 1800, 200 BURRARD STREET, VANCOUVER, BC V6C 3M1 CANADA</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the
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<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;March&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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By&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RANDY MILNER</FONT></TD>
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Name:</FONT></TD>
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Randy Milner</FONT></TD>
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Title:</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel<BR>
&#38; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="5"><B><I>NEWS RELEASE</I></B>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Methanex Corporation<BR>
1800 - 200 Burrard St.<BR>
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3M1<BR>
Toll-Free: 1-800-661-8851<BR>
http://www.methanex.com
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><I>For immediate release</I></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>METHANEX REVIEWING OPTIONS FOR LONG-TERM METHANOL SUPPLY IN ASIA PACIFIC</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>March&nbsp;13, 2003</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Methanex announced today that its currently proposed two million tonne per year
methanol project planned for the Burrup Peninsula of Western Australia has been
put on hold as the Company studies alternatives for long-term methanol supply
to its customers in Asia Pacific.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Bruce Aitken, Methanex&#146;s Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific, commented,
&#147;This proposed development has become increasingly difficult to progress in its
originally intended form. For Methanex, the capital costs for a greenfield
project of this size have become disproportionately high.&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Aitken
continued, &#147;Northwest Australia remains an attractive location to build a
methanol plant and we are evaluating several alternatives including installing
capacity in smaller increments that would be more manageable from a cost
perspective. Our Asian customers are very important to us and we are committed
to maintaining our position in Asia.&#148;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Pierre Choquette, President and CEO of Methanex, added, &#147;Our commitment to the
methanol industry is evident in our significant projects currently underway.
The 1.7&nbsp;million tonne per year Atlas methanol project, that we are constructing
in Trinidad with our partner BP, is scheduled for completion early next year.
In addition, work has commenced on the 840,000 tonne per year expansion at our
low cost methanol production hub in Chile. We expect to complete the Chile
expansion in early 2005. Methanex is focused on establishing a production hub
in the Asia Pacific region and Australia is still the preferred location for a
new supply source.&#148;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Methanex is the world&#146;s largest producer and marketer of methanol. Methanex
shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada under the
trading symbol &#147;MX&#148; and on the Nasdaq National Market in the United States
under the trading symbol &#147;MEOH.&#148; Methanex can be visited online at
www.methanex.com.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Inquiries:</B><BR><BR>
Chris Cook<BR>
Director, Investor Relations<BR><BR>
Phone: (604)&nbsp;661-2600</FONT></TD>
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<I>Information in this news release may contain forward-looking statements. By their nature, such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the
ability to successfully develop worldscale methanol projects. Please also refer to page 28 in
our 2001 Annual Report for more information on forward-looking statements</I></FONT></TD>
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