<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-19-008886.txt : 20190723
<SEC-HEADER>0001628280-19-008886.hdr.sgml : 20190723
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190723152427
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-19-008886
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190719
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190723
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190723

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20115
		FILM NUMBER:		19967738

	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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<TYPE>6-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>july232019materialchangere.htm
<DESCRIPTION>6-K - JULY 2019 MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT RE: G3
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<div><a name="sCE390A81393B5E2FA92646884D0353C2"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES <br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 6-K</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-20115</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:24pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;font-weight:bold;">METHANEX CORPORATION</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:24pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">(Registrant&#8217;s name)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SUITE 1800, 200 BURRARD STREET, VANCOUVER, BC V6C 3M1 CANADA</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:67.7734375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:49%;"></td><td style="width:2%;"></td><td style="width:49%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Form&#160;20-F&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:11pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Form&#160;40-F&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:11pt;">&#254;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&#160;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule&#160;101(b)(1): </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:11pt;">o</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&#160;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule&#160;101(b)(7): </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:11pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s62246D38BA5D5331B89302FACC4A1A1A"></a></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">METHANEX CORPORATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 51-102F3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Methanex Corporation </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">1800 Waterfront Centre</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">200 Burrard Street</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3M1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">DATE OF MATERIAL CHANGE</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">July 19, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">NEWS RELEASE</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The news release announcing the material change described herein was issued and disseminated on July 19, 2019 in Canada and the United States through the facilities of a newswire service.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">4.</font><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Methanex Corporation announced on July 19, 2019 that its Board of Directors reached a unanimous final investment decision to construct a 1.8 million tonne methanol plant in Geismar, Louisiana adjacent to its existing Geismar 1 and Geismar 2 facilities. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">FULL DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CHANGE</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">5.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">FULL DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CHANGE</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Methanex Corporation announced on July 19, 2019 that its Board of Directors reached a unanimous final investment decision to construct a 1.8 million tonne methanol plant in Geismar, Louisiana adjacent to its existing Geismar 1 and Geismar 2 facilities. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Construction on the Geismar 3 plant will begin later this year and operations are targeted in the second half of 2022. The cost of the project is expected to be between US$1.3-$1.4 billion including costs of approximately US$60 million incurred to date.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">The Company has a robust and flexible financing plan for the Geismar 3 project and has arranged committed financing for the project with a new five-year US$800 million construction facility and for the renewal of an existing US$300 million revolving credit facility to provide further liquidity. Both facilities have been arranged with a syndicate of banks and will expire in July 2024. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">5.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">DISCLOSURE FOR RESTRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><br></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">RELIANCE ON SUBSECTION 7.1(2) OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">OMITTED INFORMATION</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Optima LT Pro,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font 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