Lake Charles Methanol II, LLC is developing a multi-billion-dollar, world-scale methanol facility at a Port of Lake Charles site in Louisiana. The project is designed to manufacture approximately 3.6 million metric tons per year of low-carbon methanol from US natural gas using autothermal reforming technology, with construction targeted to start by the end of 2026. When completed, the company expects the facility to rank among the five largest methanol producers globally and to lift US methanol output by more than thirty percent.
The company converts abundant Haynesville natural gas into competitively priced methanol for domestic manufacturers and global markets, with a product designed to be much less carbon-intensive than traditional methanol through carbon-reduction technology. Lake Charles Methanol is led from Houston, Texas and has drawn broad support from Louisiana stakeholders for the project's expected construction and manufacturing employment.
