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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20115
		FILM NUMBER:		04750322

	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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<DESCRIPTION>NEWS RELEASE DATED APRIL 21, 2004
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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
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Date: April 23, 2004</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RANDY MILNER
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Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Randy Milner<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President, General Counsel<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#38; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
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Methanex Corporation<BR>
1800 &#150; 200 Burrard St.<BR>
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3M1<BR>
Investor Relations: (604) 661-2600<BR>
http://www.methanex.com<BR>
Toll Free: 1-800-661-8851</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B><I>For immediate release</I></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>METHANEX DELIVERS IMPROVED EARNINGS AND CASH GENERATION</B>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>April&nbsp;21, 2004</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">Methanex Corporation recorded net income of US$46.8&nbsp;million (US$0.39 per share)
and generated EBITDA<SUP>1</SUP> of US$93.4&nbsp;million for the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2004. The first quarter 2004 results compare to income before unusual items
(after-tax)1 of US$27.7<SUP>2</SUP> million (US$0.23 per share) and EBITDA of US$81.6
million for the fourth quarter 2003. After unusual items related to asset
restructuring charges, the Company recorded a net loss in the fourth quarter
2003 of US$111.7&nbsp;million (US$0.93 per share). In addition, the first quarter
2004 results compare to net income of US$74.0&nbsp;million (US$0.59 per share) and
EBITDA of US$123.8&nbsp;million for the same period in 2003.
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<P><FONT size="2">Bruce Aitken, President and COO of Methanex commented, &#147;Methanol industry
supply&nbsp;/ demand fundamentals continue to produce a very favourable business
environment for us. Our average realized price for the first quarter 2004 was
US$220 per tonne compared with US$204 per tonne for the previous quarter and
US$223 per tonne for the first quarter 2003. Currently, in the United States,
the Methanex non-discounted reference price for April 2004 is US$249 per tonne
(US$0.75 per gallon), consistent with strong pricing levels experienced
throughout the first quarter 2004. In Europe, the second quarter contract
transaction price increased by EURO 10 to settle at EURO 200, before discounts,
or approximately US$242 per tonne (US$0.73 per gallon). The Methanex Asian
Posted Contract Price for April is US$250 per tonne (US$0.75 per gallon) before
discounts. Looking ahead, we are optimistic that current favourable methanol
market conditions will continue as we expect that the impact of planned new
capacity additions during 2004 is likely to be largely offset by further
shut-downs of high cost North American production and increased demand.&#148;
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Mr.&nbsp;Aitken continued, &#147;During the first quarter 2004 we repaid US$183&nbsp;million
of debt related to our 850,000 tonne per year Titan methanol facility in
Trinidad. Reducing our debt levels in the current strong methanol price
environment is consistent with our track record for financial prudence and our
balanced approach in using excess cash. This transaction lowers our interest
expense and provides us with improved operating flexibility as we further
integrate this low cost production facility into our global supply chain. We
continue to enjoy excellent financial strength and flexibility, with US$149
million of cash on hand at the end of the first quarter 2004 in addition to our
undrawn US$250&nbsp;million credit facility. We have the financial capacity to
complete our capital maintenance spending program, fund the remaining equity
contribution for the Atlas methanol facility in Trinidad, complete the
construction of Chile IV and pursue new opportunities to enhance our strategic
position in methanol. In addition, we are committed to returning excess cash
to shareholders.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">Mr.&nbsp;Aitken concluded, &#147;We expect the 1.7&nbsp;million tonne per year Atlas plant, in
which we have a 63.1% interest, to commence production during Q2 2004. By
early 2005, we expect to complete our 840,000 tonne per year Chile IV project.
These new plants will further improve the quality of our earnings and enhance
our ability to generate cash from our business.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">A conference call is scheduled for Thursday, April&nbsp;22 at 11:00 am EDT (8:00 am
PDT) to review these first quarter results. To access the call, dial the Telus
Conferencing operator ten minutes prior to the start of the call at (416)
883-0139, or toll free at (888)&nbsp;458-1598. The security passcode for the call is
75577. A playback version of the conference call will be available for seven
days at (877)&nbsp;653-0545. The reservation number for the playback version is
190523. There will be a simultaneous audio-only webcast of the conference
call, which can be accessed from our website at www.methanex.com.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Methanex is a Vancouver based, publicly-traded company engaged in the worldwide
production and marketing 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;
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">EBITDA and income before unusual items (after-tax) are non-GAAP measures. For
a description and reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures refer to
&#147;Additional Information &#151; Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures&#148; included in this
Interim Report.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The 2003 financial results have been restated to reflect the retroactive
adoption on January&nbsp;1, 2004 of the new recommendations of the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants related to asset retirement obligations
and stock-based compensation. Further information is provided in note 1 of
the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March&nbsp;31,
2004.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">For further information, contact:<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Chris
Cook<BR>
Director, Investor Relations<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<I>Information in this news release and the attached management&#146;s discussion and analysis 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. They include world-wide economic conditions, actions of competitors, the availability and cost of gas feedstock,
the ability to implement business strategies and pursue business opportunities, conditions in the methanol and other industries including the supply and
demand for methanol and the risks attendant with producing and marketing methanol and carrying out major capital expenditure projects.
Please also refer to page 43 of our 2003 Annual Report for more information on forward-looking statements.</I></FONT></TD>
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At March&nbsp;31, 2004, the<BR>number of common shares outstanding<BR>was
122,096,242.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<B>Contact
Information</B><BR>
Methanex Investor Relations<BR>
1800 &#150; 200 Burrard Street<BR>
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3M1</FONT></TD>
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<B>Share Information</B><BR>
Methanex Corporation&#146;s common<BR>shares
are listed for trading on the<BR>Toronto
Stock Exchange under the<BR>symbol MX
and on the Nasdaq<BR>National Market
under the symbol<BR>MEOH.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<B>Transfer
Agents &#038; Registrars</B><BR>
CIBC Mellon Trust Company<BR>
320 Bay Street<BR>
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 4A6<BR>
Toll free in North America:<BR>
1-800-387-0825
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Investor Information</B><BR>
All financial reports, news releases<BR>
and corporate information can be<BR>
accessed on our web site at<BR>
<U>www.methanex.com</U>.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
E-mail:<BR>
invest@methanex.com<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
Methanex
Toll-Free:<BR>
1-800-661-8851</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>First Quarter Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis</B>
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>Except where otherwise noted, all currency amounts are stated in United States
dollars.</I>
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<P><FONT size="2">This first quarter 2004 Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis should be read in
conjunction with the 2003 annual consolidated financial statements and the
Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis included in the Methanex 2003 Annual
Report. The Methanex 2003 Annual Report and additional information relating to
Methanex is available on SEDAR at <U>www.sedar.com</U>.
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,227</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,328</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,194</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">535</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">399</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">199</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,762</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,727</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,704</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Average realized methanol price ($ per tonne)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">220</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">204</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">223</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Net income (loss)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(111.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">74.0</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Income before unusual items (after-tax)<SUP>1</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">27.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">74.0</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Operating income</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">54.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash flows from operating activities<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">80.6</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">63.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">111.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">EBITDA<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">93.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">81.6</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">123.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Basic net income (loss)&nbsp;per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.39</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(0.93</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.59</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Basic income before unusual items (after-tax)
per share<SUP>1</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.39</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.23</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.59</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">122.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">120.0</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">126.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
(millions of shares)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">121.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">119.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">125.9</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>*</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>The 2003 financial results have been restated to reflect the retroactive
adoption on January&nbsp;1, 2004 of the new recommendations of the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants related to asset retirement obligations
and stock-based compensation. Further information is provided in note 1 of
the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March&nbsp;31,
2004.</I></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><SUP><I>1</I></SUP></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Unusual items include items that are considered by management to be
non-operational and/or non-recurring. Unusual items recorded during the
fourth quarter of 2003 include the write-down of our Medicine Hat and New
Zealand facilities and related costs. For a reconciliation of net income
(loss)&nbsp;to income before unusual items (after-tax) and the basis for the
calculation of basic income before unusual items (after-tax) per share,
refer to &#147;Additional Information &#151; Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures&#148;.</I></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><SUP><I>2</I></SUP></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Before changes in non-cash working capital and the utilization of prepaid
natural gas.</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><SUP><I>3</I></SUP></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>EBITDA differs from the most comparable GAAP measure, cash flows from
operating activities, primarily because it does not include changes in
non-cash working capital and the utilization of prepaid natural gas, cash
flows related to interest, income taxes, asset restructuring charges and
other unusual items. For a reconciliation of cash flows from operating
activities to EBITDA, refer to &#147;Additional Information &#151; Supplemental
Non-GAAP Measures&#148;.</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 1</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Continued Strong Financial Results</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">For the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2004, we recorded net income and income
before unusual items (after-tax) of $46.8&nbsp;million ($0.39 per share) and EBITDA
of $93.4&nbsp;million. This compares to income before unusual items (after-tax) of
$27.7&nbsp;million ($0.23 per share) and EBITDA of $81.6&nbsp;million for the fourth
quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2003. Including the impact of unusual items related
to the write-down of the Medicine Hat and New Zealand facilities, we recorded a
net loss for the fourth quarter of 2003 of $111.7&nbsp;million ($0.93 per share).
For the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2003, we recorded net income and income
before unusual items (after-tax) of $74.0&nbsp;million ($0.59 per share) and EBITDA
of $123.8&nbsp;million.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>EBITDA</U>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The change in EBITDA resulted from:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="80%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Q1-2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Q1-2004</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>compared with</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>compared with</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><I>($ millions)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Q4-2003</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Q1-2003</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Higher (lower)&nbsp;realized price of produced methanol</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">19</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(5</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Higher cash cost</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(8</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(29</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Higher (lower)&nbsp;sales volume of produced methanol</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(8</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Higher margin on the sale of purchased methanol</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Increase (decrease)&nbsp;in EBITDA</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(30</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>Higher (lower)&nbsp;realized price of produced methanol &#150; </I>Methanol prices are
characterized by volatility and are affected by the methanol supply/demand
balance, which is influenced by global industry capacity, industry operating
rates and the strength of demand. Methanol prices are also influenced by the
cost structure of North American production that is determined primarily by
prevailing natural gas prices.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Our average realized price for the first quarter of 2004 was $220 per tonne
compared with $204 per tonne for the fourth quarter of 2003 and $223 per tonne
for the first quarter of 2003. The change in average realized price for
produced methanol increased EBITDA by $19&nbsp;million in comparison with the fourth
quarter of 2003 and decreased EBITDA by $5&nbsp;million in comparison with the first
quarter of 2003.
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>Higher cash cost &#150; </I>The most significant components of our cash costs are
natural gas for feedstock and distribution costs associated with delivering
methanol to customers from our production facilities. We purchase natural gas
for our Kitimat facility on a short-term basis and the purchase price is set in
a competitive market that can fluctuate widely. Natural gas costs for our
Chilean facility are adjusted primarily by a formula related to methanol prices
on a twelve-month trailing average basis. In Trinidad, we purchase natural gas
through a take-or-pay supply contract and prices are adjusted quarterly by a
formula related to methanol prices. Natural gas in New Zealand is purchased
through take-or-pay and other purchase contracts reflecting the current market
price for natural gas.
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<P><FONT size="2">Higher cash costs decreased EBITDA for the first quarter of 2004 by $8&nbsp;million
compared with the fourth quarter of 2003 relating primarily to higher natural
gas costs. Our natural gas costs in New Zealand were higher, as a result of
natural gas supply constraints, and this decreased EBITDA by $5&nbsp;million. Also,
higher natural gas costs for our Kitimat facility decreased EBITDA by $3
million.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">For the first quarter of 2004, higher cash costs decreased EBITDA by $29
million compared with the same period in 2003. Higher natural gas costs in
Chile, New Zealand and North America decreased EBITDA by $10&nbsp;million, $8
million and $2&nbsp;million, respectively. The price we pay for natural gas in
Chile is adjusted primarily by a formula related to methanol prices on a
twelve-month trailing average basis. Although the quarterly average methanol
price is relatively comparable between periods, the weighted average price for
the trailing twelve month period ended March&nbsp;31, 2004 is higher than for the
period to the end of March&nbsp;31, 2003. As a consequence, the price we paid for
natural gas in Chile for the first quarter of 2004 was higher. The price we
paid for natural gas in New Zealand for the first quarter of 2004 was higher
than 2003 due to natural gas supply constraints. The remaining increase of $9
million in cash costs for the first quarter of 2004 is primarily related to
expenditures for planned and unplanned maintenance in Chile, New Zealand and
Trinidad and an increase in fixed costs per tonne in New Zealand as a result of
reduced production capability.
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>Higher (lower)&nbsp;sales volume of produced methanol </I>&#150; Lower sales volumes of
produced methanol for the first quarter of 2004 compared with the fourth
quarter of 2003 decreased EBITDA by $8&nbsp;million. For the first quarter of 2004
compared with the first quarter of 2003, higher sales volumes of produced
methanol increased EBITDA by $3&nbsp;million.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><I>Higher margin on the sale of purchased methanol </I>&#150; We purchase additional
methanol produced by others on the spot market or through offtake agreements in
order to meet customer needs and support our marketing efforts. As a
consequence, we realize holding gains or losses on the resale of this product
depending on the methanol price at the time of resale. The cost for purchased
methanol also includes allocated storage and handling costs of approximately $6
per tonne. For the first quarter of 2004 we incurred a loss of $3&nbsp;million on
the sale of 535,000 tonnes of purchased methanol compared with a loss of $12
million in the fourth quarter of 2003 and a loss of $4&nbsp;million in the first
quarter of 2003.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><U>Depreciation and Amortization</U>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Depreciation and amortization expense for the first quarter of 2004 was $20
million compared with $23&nbsp;million for the same period in 2003 and $27&nbsp;million
for the fourth quarter of 2003. The decrease of $7&nbsp;million in the first
quarter of 2004 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2003 is primarily due to
the lower carrying value of property, plant and equipment as a result of the
write-down of our New Zealand and Medicine Hat facilities in the fourth quarter
of 2003.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><U>Interest Expense and Interest and Other Income</U>
</FONT>
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        <TD width="76%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><I>Interest expense ($
millions)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2003</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest expense before capitalized interest</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">15</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Less: capitalized interest</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest expense</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Higher interest expense for the first quarter of 2004 relating primarily to the
increased level of long-term debt in support of our new production capacity and
capacity currently under construction in Trinidad and Chile was offset by
higher levels of capitalized interest for plant and equipment under
construction.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><I>Interest and other income </I>&#150; Interest and other income for the first quarter of
2004 was $4&nbsp;million compared with $4&nbsp;million for the same period in 2003.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><U>Income Taxes</U>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2004 was 33% compared with 24%
for the same period in 2003. Due to the utilization of unrecorded tax benefits
in New Zealand, income tax expense was not recorded for income earned in this
jurisdiction during the first quarter of 2003 or 2004. As a result of reduced
natural gas entitlements, lower production levels and higher natural gas costs
in New Zealand, we earned a higher proportion of our first quarter 2004
earnings from product produced in Chile, where we record income taxes at a rate
of 35%, and this has increased our effective tax rate.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Operating Performance</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">During the first quarter of 2004 we produced approximately 1.0&nbsp;million tonnes
at our Kitimat, Chile and Trinidad facilities, representing 93% of their
combined capacity. We also produced 289,000 tonnes at our facilities in New
Zealand. The first quarter of 2004 production for New Zealand compares with
158,000 tonnes for the fourth quarter of 2003 and 356,000 tonnes for the first
quarter of 2003. Based on contracted natural gas and additional natural gas we
believe we will contract, we expect 2004 production from our New Zealand
facilities to be between 0.5&nbsp;million tonnes and 1.0&nbsp;million tonnes. There can
be no assurance, however, that we will be able to secure additional natural gas
on commercially acceptable terms.
</FONT>
<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 3</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Supply/Demand Fundamentals</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">We continue to operate in an environment of strong methanol prices and
favourable industry fundamentals. Stronger demand, combined with planned and
unplanned plant outages has resulted in low global inventory levels, tight
market conditions and higher methanol prices.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">We expect that the 1.7&nbsp;million tonne Atlas methanol plant, in which we have a
63.1% interest, will be the first increment of new supply this year. Atlas is
expected to commence production during the second quarter and we will market
100% of its production. We estimate that the NPC facility in Iran will commence
production during the second half of 2004. We believe that the impact of the
planned new capacity additions in 2004 is likely to be largely offset by
further shut-downs of high cost North American production and demand growth.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Under separate production rights agreements we are able to determine the level
of production from Lyondell&#146;s Channelview facility during 2004 and Terra
Industries&#146; Beaumont facility until the end of 2008. These facilities have a
combined annual production capacity of approximately 1.5&nbsp;million tonnes. These
arrangements provide our supply chain with valuable flexibility as we bring two
important increments of low cost capacity in Trinidad and Chile to market over
the next year.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Tight industry supply/demand fundamentals and the favourable methanol pricing
environment has continued into the second quarter of 2004. The Methanex
non-discounted reference prices for April 2004 are $249 per tonne ($0.75 per
gallon) in the United States and $250 per tonne in Asia. In Europe, the second
quarter 2004 contract transaction price increased by <FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">&#128;</FONT>10 and settled at <FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">&#128;</FONT>200
per tonne before discounts (US$242 per tonne at the time of settlement).
Currently, spot prices in the United States are approximately $235-240 per
tonne ($0.71 -0.72 per gallon) and spot prices in Europe (FOB Rotterdam) are
approximately <FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">&#128;</FONT>185 per tonne ($225 per tonne). Prices in Asia are currently
between $270 and $280 per tonne.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Liquidity and Capital Resources</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">Cash flows from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital
and the utilization of prepaid natural gas in the first quarter of 2004 were
$81&nbsp;million compared with $111&nbsp;million for the same period in 2003.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">Our proportionate share of capital expenditures during the first quarter of
2004 for the Atlas methanol project was $20&nbsp;million. Our share of the amount
drawn on the Atlas joint venture debt facilities during the first quarter was
$4&nbsp;million and our estimated remaining cash equity contribution to complete the
construction of Atlas and fund a debt service reserve fund is approximately $27
million.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">We are currently expanding our operations in Chile with the construction of
Chile IV, an 840,000 tonne per year methanol facility, which is expected to be
completed in early 2005. Capital expenditures for Chile IV during the first
quarter of 2004 were $11&nbsp;million, including capitalized interest of $3&nbsp;million.
At March&nbsp;31, 2004, our estimated remaining expenditures to complete the
construction of Chile IV were $122&nbsp;million, including capitalized interest of
$16&nbsp;million.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">During the first quarter of 2004 we repaid all of the limited recourse
long-term debt related to the 850,000 tonne per year Titan methanol facility in
Trinidad. The total repayment, including transaction costs, was $183&nbsp;million.
The repayment of this project debt is consistent with our track record for
financial prudence and our balanced approach for using excess cash. The $14
million debt service reserve account related to Titan&#146;s limited recourse long
term debt, which was previously recorded in other assets, was released upon
settlement of the debt.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">During the first quarter of 2004 we paid a quarterly dividend of US$0.06 per
share, or approximately $7&nbsp;million.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">We have excellent financial capacity and flexibility. Our cash balance at March
31, 2004 was $149&nbsp;million and we have an undrawn $250&nbsp;million credit facility.
The planned capital maintenance expenditure program directed towards major
maintenance, turnarounds and catalyst changes is estimated to total
approximately $75&nbsp;million for the three-year period to the end of 2006. We
have the financial capacity to complete the capital maintenance spending
program, fund the remaining equity contribution for Atlas and complete the
construction of Chile IV. We also have the capacity to pursue new opportunities
to enhance our strategic position in methanol.
</FONT>
<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 4</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Short-term Outlook</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">We continue to operate in an environment of strong methanol prices and
favourable industry fundamentals. In this environment we are continuing to
focus on maximizing the value generated from our low-cost facilities and
maintaining our global market position. The methanol price will ultimately
depend on industry operating rates, the rate of industry restructuring and the
strength of global demand. We believe that our excellent financial position and
financial flexibility, outstanding global supply network and low-cost position
will ensure that Methanex continues to be the leader in the methanol industry.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;21, 2004
</FONT>
<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 5</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Additional Information &#151; Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">In addition to providing measures prepared in accordance with Canadian
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Methanex presents certain
supplemental non-GAAP measures. These are EBITDA, income before unusual items
(after-tax) and basic income before unusual items (after-tax) per share. These
measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore
are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
These measures are provided to assist readers in evaluating the operating
performance and liquidity of the Company&#146;s ongoing business. These measures
should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net income,
cash flows from operating activities and other measures of financial
performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><U>Income before Unusual Items (after-tax) and Basic Income before Unusual Items (after-tax) Per Share</U>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">These supplemental non-GAAP measures are provided to assist readers in
comparing earnings from one period to another without the impact of unusual
items that are considered to be non-operational and/or non-recurring. Basic
income before unusual items (after-tax) per share has been calculated by
dividing income before unusual items (after-tax) by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The following table shows a reconciliation of net income (loss)&nbsp;to income
before unusual items (after-tax):
</FONT>
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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="7"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><I>($
thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>December 31</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Net income (loss)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46,830</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(111,698</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73,950</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Add unusual item:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Asset restructuring charges (after-tax)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">139,352</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Income before unusual items (after-tax)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46,830</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">27,654</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73,950</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
(millions of shares)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">121.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">119.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">125.9</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Basic income before unusual items (after-tax) per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.39</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.23</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.59</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>EBITDA</U>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">This supplemental non-GAAP measure is provided to assist readers in determining
the ability of Methanex to generate cash from operations. EBITDA differs from
the most comparable GAAP measure, cash flows from operating activities,
primarily because it does not include changes in non-cash working capital and
the utilization of prepaid natural gas, cash flows related to interest, income
taxes, asset restructuring charges and other unusual items.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The following table shows a reconciliation of cash flows from operating
activities to EBITDA:
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="7"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><I>($
thousands)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>December 31</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash flows from operating activities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">54,354</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">95,357</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">104,679</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Add (deduct):</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Changes in non-cash working capital and the
utilization of prepaid natural gas</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">26,292</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(32,093</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,692</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other non-cash operating expenses</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(1,634</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7,419</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(2,934</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Asset restructuring charges &#150; cash settlements</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,787</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest expense</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,829</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10,358</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,722</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest and other income</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3,990</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3,195</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3,892</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Income taxes &#150; current</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10,500</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,783</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,506</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">EBITDA</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">93,351</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">81,578</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">123,773</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 6</FONT>



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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Methanex Corporation</B>
</FONT>

<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="75%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>Consolidated Statements of Income</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>(unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="7"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="1">(thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Revenue</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">387,171</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">336,657</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cost of sales and operating expenses</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">293,820</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">212,884</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Depreciation and amortization</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">20,064</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23,074</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Operating income before undernoted items</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73,287</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100,699</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest expense (note 9)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7,829</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7,722</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest and other income</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,990</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,892</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Income before income taxes</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">69,448</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">96,869</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Income taxes:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Current</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(10,500</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(11,506</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Future</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(12,118</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(11,413</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(22,618</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(22,919</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Net income</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46,830</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73,950</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Weighted average number of common shares outstanding*</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">121,170,437</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">125,941,204</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding*</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">122,381,507</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">129,517,079</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>*</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>number of common shares outstanding at March&nbsp;31, 2004: 122,096,242
(March&nbsp;31, 2003: 126,495,364)</I></FONT></TD>
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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Basic net income per common share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.39</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.59</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Diluted net income per common share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.38</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.57</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>(unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="7"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1">(thousands of U.S. dollars)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Retained earnings, beginning of period as previously reported</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">284,316</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">386,868</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Adjustment for retroactive adoption of new accounting policies (note 1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(5,277</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">815</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Retained earnings, beginning of period as restated</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">279,039</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">387,683</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Net income</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46,830</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73,950</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Dividend payments</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7,323</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(37,774</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Retained earnings, end of period</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">318,546</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">423,859</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 7
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        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="75%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>Consolidated Balance Sheets</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>December 31</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>(unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" colspan="2"><FONT size="1">(thousands of U.S. dollars)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Assets</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Current assets:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash and cash equivalents</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">149,283</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">287,863</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Receivables</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">237,994</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">220,871</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Inventories</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">144,285</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">126,729</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Prepaid expenses</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">13,672</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14,852</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">545,234</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">650,315</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Property, plant and equipment (note 2)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,296,928</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,320,227</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other assets</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">93,763</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">111,258</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,935,925</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,081,800</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Liabilities and Shareholders&#146; Equity</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Current liabilities:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">188,282</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">178,420</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Current maturities on long-term debt and other long-term liabilities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">13,145</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">33,026</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">201,427</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">211,446</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Long-term debt (note 4)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">594,170</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">756,185</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other long-term liabilities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">67,329</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">67,420</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Future income taxes (note 5)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">231,005</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">261,218</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Shareholders&#146; equity:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Capital stock (note 6)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">515,501</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">499,258</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Contributed surplus (note 1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,947</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,234</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Retained earnings (note 1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">318,546</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">279,039</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">841,994</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">785,531</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,935,925</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,081,800</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD colspan="2" nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2" nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>(unaudited)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2" nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1">(thousands of U.S. dollars)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Cash flows from operating activities:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Net income</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">46,830</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">73,950</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Add non-cash items:</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Depreciation and amortization</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">20,064</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23,074</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Future income taxes</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12,118</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,413</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,634</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,934</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash flows from operating activities before undernoted changes</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">80,646</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">111,371</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Receivables</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(17,123</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(1,786</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Inventories</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(19,349</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(16,815</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Prepaid expenses</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,180</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,044</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,635</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Utilization of prepaid natural gas</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">230</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">54,354</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">104,679</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Cash flows from financing activities:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Repayment of limited recourse long-term debt</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(182,758</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Release of restricted cash (note 4)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14,258</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Proceeds on issue of shares on exercise of stock options</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">16,243</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,758</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Proceeds on issue of limited recourse long-term debt</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,260</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,968</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Dividend payments</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7,323</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(37,774</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Repayment of other long-term liabilities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3,913</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(860</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(159,233</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(22,908</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Cash flows from investing activities:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Plant and equipment under construction or development</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(31,331</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(40,311</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Property, plant and equipment</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3,232</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(5,229</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to capital expenditures</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">862</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,292</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(33,701</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(38,248</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Increase (decrease)&nbsp;in cash and cash equivalents</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(138,580</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">43,523</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">287,863</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">421,387</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash and cash equivalents, end of period</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">149,283</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">464,910</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Supplementary cash flow information:</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest paid, net of capitalized interest</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">25,262</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">18,319</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Income taxes paid</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,205</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,192</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 9
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Methanex Corporation<BR>
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)<BR>
Three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2004</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>(Tabular dollar amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where
noted)</B>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>1.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Basis of presentation:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">These interim consolidated financial statements do not include all note
disclosures required by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for
annual financial statements, and therefore should be read in conjunction with
the annual consolidated financial statements included in the Methanex
Corporation 2003 Annual Report. These interim consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles on a basis consistent with those followed in the most recent annual
consolidated financial statements, except as described below:
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>(a)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Stock-based compensation:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">Effective January&nbsp;1, 2004, the Company adopted the amended recommendations of
the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (&#147;CICA&#148;) for accounting for
stock-based compensation. The amended standard requires recognition of an
estimate of the fair value of stock-based awards in earnings. Previously, the
Company provided note disclosure of pro forma net income as if a fair value
based method had been used.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The amended recommendations have been applied retroactively, with restatement
of prior periods. The restatement at December&nbsp;31, 2003 resulted in an increase
to contributed surplus and a decrease to retained earnings of $7&nbsp;million
(December&nbsp;31, 2002 &#151; $3&nbsp;million). The adjustments represent the total
compensation expense which would have been recorded had a fair value based
method been used for stock options granted after January&nbsp;1, 2002. The
restatement of the results for the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2003 resulted
in an increase to cost of sales and operating expenses of $1&nbsp;million.
Compensation expense related to stock options for the three months ended March
31, 2004 is $1&nbsp;million.
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>(b)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Asset retirement obligations:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">Effective January&nbsp;1, 2004, the Company adopted the new CICA recommendations for
accounting for asset retirement obligations, which include site restoration
costs. The new standard requires that obligations associated with the
retirement of tangible long-lived assets and associated retirement costs be
recognized at fair value in the period in which the obligation is incurred with
a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived
asset. The asset retirement obligation liability is increased at the end of
each period to reflect the passage of time and changes in the estimated future
cash flows underlying the initial fair value measurement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">This standard has been applied retroactively, with restatement of prior
periods. This restatement resulted in a decrease to the accrual for site
restoration and an increase to retained earnings of $2&nbsp;million at December&nbsp;31,
2003 and an increase to retained earnings of $4&nbsp;million at December&nbsp;31, 2002.
The restatement of the results for the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2003
resulted in a reduction to operating income and net income by $0.6&nbsp;million. For
the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2004, the application of this standard
resulted in a charge to operating income and net income of $0.4&nbsp;million.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Methanex Corporation<BR>
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)<BR>
Three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2004</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>(Tabular dollar amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where
noted)</B>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>2.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Property, plant and equipment:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Accumulated</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Cost</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Depreciation</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Net Book Value</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>March&nbsp;31, 2004</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Plant and equipment</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,117,359</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,252,988</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">864,371</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Plant and equipment under
construction</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">409,171</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">409,171</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">49,877</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">26,491</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23,386</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,576,407</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,279,479</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,296,928</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>December&nbsp;31, 2003</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Plant and equipment</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,157,513</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,237,872</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">919,641</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Plant and equipment under
construction</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">377,840</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">377,840</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">48,827</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">26,081</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22,746</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,584,180</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,263,953</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,320,227</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>3.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Interest in Atlas joint venture:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">The Company has a 63.1% joint venture interest in Atlas Methanol Company
(&#147;Atlas&#148;). The joint venture is constructing a 1.7&nbsp;million tonne per year
methanol plant in Trinidad. Construction is expected to be completed in the
second quarter of 2004.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The consolidated financial statements include the following amounts
representing the Company&#146;s proportionate interest in the Atlas joint venture:
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="77%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>December 31, 2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>Consolidated Balance Sheets:</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash and cash equivalents</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,432</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">18,429</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other current assets</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,692</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,443</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Property, plant and equipment</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">255,685</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">235,718</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Other assets</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,996</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,996</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Current liabilities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,355</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,486</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Limited recourse long-term debt</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">148,385</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">144,125</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="77%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash inflows from financing activities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,260</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,968</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cash outflows from investing activities</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(22,347</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(21,992</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P><FONT size="2">To March&nbsp;31, 2004, the joint venture had no revenue and all expenditures were
capitalized.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The Company estimates that its remaining share of capital expenditures to
complete the construction of Atlas, including capitalized interest and funding
of a debt reserve fund, will be approximately $38&nbsp;million. The Company expects
that these expenditures will be funded from cash generated from operations,
cash and cash equivalents and the proceeds from the limited recourse debt
facilities. The Company estimates its future cash equity contribution to
complete the construction of Atlas and fund the debt service reserve fund will
be approximately $27&nbsp;million.
</FONT>
<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 11
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Methanex Corporation<BR>
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)<BR>
Three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2004</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>(Tabular dollar amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where
noted)</B>
</FONT>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>4.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Long-term debt:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">Long-term debt includes $450&nbsp;million of unsecured notes and the Company&#146;s
proportionate share of limited recourse long-term debt of the Atlas joint
venture totaling $148&nbsp;million. The limited recourse long-term debt of Atlas is
described as limited recourse as it is secured only by the assets of the joint
venture.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">On March&nbsp;31, 2004, the Company repaid all of the limited recourse long-term
debt related to the Titan methanol facility. The total payment, including
transaction costs, was $183&nbsp;million. As a result of this repayment, the Company
reclassified $14&nbsp;million of restricted cash for a debt service reserve account
from other assets to cash and cash equivalents.
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>5.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Future income taxes:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">On acquisition of Titan Methanol Company in 2003, the Company recorded a future
income tax liability based on uncertainty related to an interpretation of
certain tax legislation. During the first quarter of 2004, the Company reviewed
its accounting for the acquisition in light of recent events clarifying the tax
legislation. As a result of this review, the Company recorded a balance sheet
adjustment to reduce both future income taxes and property, plant and equipment
by $42&nbsp;million in the first quarter of 2004.
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>6.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Capital stock:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">Changes in the capital stock of the Company during the period January&nbsp;1, 2004
to March&nbsp;31, 2004 were as follows:
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="74%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Common Shares</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Consideration</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Balance, December&nbsp;31, 2003</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">120,007,767</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">499,258</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Issued on exercise of stock
options</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,088,475</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">16,243</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Balance, March&nbsp;31, 2004</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">122,096,242</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">515,501</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>7.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Net income per share:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares is as follows:
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="72%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Denominator for basic net income per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">121,170,437</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">125,941,204</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Effect of dilutive stock options</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,211,070</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,575,875</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Denominator for diluted net income per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">122,381,507</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">129,517,079</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 12
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Methanex Corporation<BR>
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)<BR>
Three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2004</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><B>(Tabular dollar amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where
noted)</B>
</FONT>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>8.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Stock-based compensation:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>(a)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Stock options:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>i)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2"><I>Incentive stock options:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Common shares reserved for incentive stock options at March&nbsp;31, 2004 were as
follows:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="91%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>Options denominated in CAD$</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="1"><B>Options denominated in US$</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="7"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="7"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Weighted Average</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Weighted Average</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Stock Options</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Exercise Price</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Stock Options</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Exercise Price</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Outstanding at December&nbsp;31,
2003</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,682,775</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.27</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,105,550</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.51</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Granted</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">93,300</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.56</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Exercised</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(1,636,625</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.26</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(306,350</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6.80</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Cancelled</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(15,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8.40</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Outstanding at March&nbsp;31, 2004</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,046,150</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.28</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,877,500</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.71</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">As at March&nbsp;31, 2004, 3,046,150 incentive stock options denominated in CAD$
and 1,065,950 incentive stock options denominated in US$ had vested and were
exercisable at an average price of CAD$11.28 and US$6.47, respectively.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>ii)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2"><I>Performance stock options:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Common shares reserved for performance stock options at March&nbsp;31, 2004 are as
follows:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="91%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="72%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number of Stock</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Average Exercise</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Options</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price (CAD$)</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Outstanding at December&nbsp;31, 2003</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">875,200</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.47</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Exercised</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(145,500</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.47</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Outstanding at March&nbsp;31, 2004</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">729,700</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.47</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The vesting of the performance stock options is tied to the market value of
the Company&#146;s common shares subsequent to the date of grant. As at March&nbsp;31,
2004, 64,700 outstanding performance stock options have vested and are
exercisable. The remaining 665,000 options will vest if the Company&#146;s shares
trade at or above CAD$20 per share.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>iii)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2"><I>Compensation expense related to stock options:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Compensation expense related to stock options included in cost of sales and
operating expenses is $1&nbsp;million for the three month period ended March&nbsp;31,
2004 (2003 &#151; $1&nbsp;million). The fair value of each stock option grant was
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
with the following assumptions:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="91%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="80%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Risk-free interest rate</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3%</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5%</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Expected dividend yield</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2%</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2%</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Expected life</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">5 years</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">5 years</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Expected volatility</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">35%</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">35%</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Weighted average grant date fair value per option
($US/share)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3.63</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2.59</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">METHANEX CORPORATION 2004 FIRST QUARTER REPORT 13
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Methanex Corporation<BR>
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)<BR>
Three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2004</B>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>(Tabular dollar amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where
noted)</B>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><I>(b)</I></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Deferred and restricted share units:</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Deferred and restricted share units outstanding at March&nbsp;31, 2004 are as
follows:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="91%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Weighted</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Weighted</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Deferred Share</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Average Fair</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Restricted Share</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Average Fair</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Units</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Value (US$)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Units</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Value (US$)</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Outstanding at December&nbsp;31,
2003</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">366,389</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.53</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">500,640</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10.92</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Granted</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">173,930</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.32</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">579,700</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.45</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Dividend equivalents</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,860</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.32</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,610</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.13</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Redeemed</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(44,879</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.32</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(26,695</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.13</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Outstanding at March&nbsp;31, 2004</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">498,300</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.32</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,059,255</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.13</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">As at March&nbsp;31, 2004, a total of 1,059,255 restricted share units are
outstanding, of which 476,480 will vest on December&nbsp;1, 2005 and 582,775 will
vest on December&nbsp;1, 2006.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B><I>9.</I></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Interest expense:</I></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="74%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Three months ended</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2004</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>March 31, 2003</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Interest expense before capitalized interest</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14,764</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,164</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,722</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,194</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>535</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>1,392</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">399</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">350</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">332</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">311</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>809</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">207</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">195</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>254</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">55</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">199</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>725</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">197</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">188</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">183</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">157</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>6,579</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,550</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,598</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,704</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>7,220</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,822</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,814</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,801</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,783</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>Methanol production<BR>
(thousands of tonnes)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Chile</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>696</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>2,704</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">640</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">624</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">732</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">708</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>2,932</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">735</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">748</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">743</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">706</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">New Zealand</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>289</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>968</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">158</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">229</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">225</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">356</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>2,281</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">552</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">593</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">601</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">535</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Canada</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>122</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>449</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">109</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">91</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">122</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">127</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>478</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">126</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">125</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">103</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">124</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Trinidad<SUP>1</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>190</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>577</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">222</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">202</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">153</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>&#151;</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>1,297</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>4,698</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,129</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,146</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,232</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,191</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>5,691</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,413</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,466</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,447</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,365</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#eeeeee">
        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Methanol price</B><SUP>2</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>220</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">216</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">240</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">223</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">182</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">138</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">111</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>0.66</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.61</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.65</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.72</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.67</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>0.47</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.57</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.55</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.42</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.33</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>0.39</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>0.01</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(0.93</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(0.08</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.38</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(0.25</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.46</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(0.14</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Effective May&nbsp;1, 2003 we acquired the remaining interest in the 850,000 tonne
per year Titan methanol facility (&#147;Titan&#148;). Prior to May&nbsp;1, 2003 we
had a 10% interest in Titan and marketed its entire production on a
commission basis.</I></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><I>Produced and purchased product.</I></FONT></TD>
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