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Non-controlling interests (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Interest In Other Entities [Abstract] |
Summary of financial information for each subsidiary with non-controlling interests | The Company has interests in significant subsidiaries and joint ventures as follows:
Name | Country of incorporation | Principal activities | Interest %
Dec 31 2018 |  | Dec 31 2017 |
Significant subsidiaries: |  |  |  |
Methanex Asia Pacific Limited | Hong Kong | Marketing & distribution | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Europe NV | Belgium | Marketing & distribution | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Methanol Company, LLC | United States | Marketing & distribution | 100 | % | 100 | %
Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company S.A.E. ("Methanex Egypt") | Egypt | Production | 50 | % | 50 | %
Methanex Chile S.A. | Chile | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex New Zealand Limited | New Zealand | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Trinidad (Titan) Unlimited | Trinidad | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex U.S.A. LLC | United States | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Louisiana LLC | United States | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Waterfront Shipping Company Limited 1 | Cayman Islands | Shipping | 100 | % | 100 | %
Significant joint ventures: |  |  |  |
Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited 2 | Trinidad | Production | 63.1 | % | 63.1 | %
1 | Waterfront Shipping Company Limited has a controlling interest in multiple ocean going vessels owned through less than wholly-owned entities as disclosed in note 23.
2 | Summarized financial information for the group's investment in Atlas is disclosed in note 6.
Set out below is summarized financial information for each of our subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests. The amounts disclosed are before inter-company eliminations.
As at |  |  | Dec 31 2018 |  |  |  |  | Dec 31 2017 |
| Methanex Egypt |  | Other 1 |  | Total |  |  | Methanex Egypt |  | Other 1 |  | Total |
Current assets | $ | 158,903 |  | $ | 73,431 |  | $ | 232,334 |  |  | $ | 248,032 |  | $ | 27,240 |  | $ | 275,272 |
Non-current assets | 670,819 |  | 142,790 |  | 813,609 |  |  | 720,356 |  | 105,375 |  | 825,731 |
Current liabilities | (86,155 | ) | (13,625 | ) | (99,780 | ) |  | (231,259 | ) | (12,489 | ) | (243,748 | )
Non-current liabilities | (170,034 | ) | (165,766 | ) | (335,800 | ) |  | (293,184 | ) | (76,090 | ) | (369,274 | )
Net assets | 573,533 |  | 36,830 |  | 610,363 |  |  | 443,945 |  | 44,036 |  | 487,981 |
Carrying amount of Methanex non-controlling interests | $ | 275,303 |  | $ | 21,325 |  | $ | 296,628 |  |  | $ | 216,599 |  | $ | 27,748 |  | $ | 244,347 |
For the years ended December 31 |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
| Methanex Egypt |  | Other 1 |  | Total |  |  | Methanex Egypt |  | Other 1 |  | Total |
Revenue | $ | 404,936 |  | $ | 34,759 |  | $ | 439,695 |  |  | $ | 285,017 |  | $ | 32,094 |  | $ | 317,111 |
Net and total comprehensive income | 118,099 |  | 9,168 |  | 127,267 |  |  | 65,241 |  | 6,981 |  | 72,222 |
Net and total comprehensive income attributable to Methanex non-controlling interests | 84,418 |  | 4,584 |  | 89,002 |  |  | 55,470 |  | 3,492 |  | 58,962 |
Equity contributions by non-controlling interests | $ | — |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 8,170 |  | $ | 8,170 |
Distributions paid and accrued to non-controlling interests | $ | (25,715 | ) | $ | (11,006 | ) | $ | (36,721 | ) |  | $ | (26,970 | ) | $ | (4,330 | ) | $ | (31,300 | )
For the years ended December 31 |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
| Methanex Egypt |  | Other 1 |  | Total |  |  | Methanex Egypt |  | Other 1 |  | Total |
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | $ | 254,030 |  | $ | 21,556 |  | $ | 275,586 |  |  | $ | 131,175 |  | $ | 19,538 |  | $ | 150,713 |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | (333,595 | ) | 62,382 |  | (271,213 | ) |  | (27,365 | ) | (3,250 | ) | (30,615 | )
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | $ | (3,619 | ) | $ | (99,463 | ) | $ | (103,082 | ) |  | $ | (18,839 | ) | $ | (605 | ) | $ | (19,444 | )
1 | Other is comprised of multiple ocean going vessels controlled by Waterfront Shipping Company Limited through less than wholly-owned entities.

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