Methanex to Present at CIBC Institutional Investor Conference

Methanex to Present at CIBC Institutional Investor Conference

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/17/13 -- Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) will be presenting at the upcoming CIBC Institutional Investor Conference in Whistler, British Columbia. Mr. John Floren, Methanex's President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to investors on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at approximately 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET).

Interested participants can access a live webcast of the presentation through the Company's website at www.methanex.com/investor/events.html. The length of the webcast will be approximately 30 minutes. The webcast will be available on our website for three weeks following the conference.

Methanex is a Vancouver-based, publicly traded company and is the world's largest supplier of methanol to major international markets. Methanex shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada under the trading symbol "MX"; on the NASDAQ Global Market in the United States under the trading symbol "MEOH"; and on the Foreign Securities Market of the Santiago Stock Exchange in Chile under the trading symbol "Methanex". Methanex can be visited online at www.methanex.com. Contacts: Jason Chesko Director, Investor Relations Methanex Corporation 604 661 2600 or Toll Free: 1 800 661 8851 www.methanex.com