Introduction

To help global large petrochemical enterprises, chemical groups, coal chemical enterprises, and bulk chemical traders efficiently expand into the Vietnamese market, CRI releases the “Vietnam Methanol Import Guide 2023-2026.” The guide provides an overview of the Vietnamese methanol industry, import market, and import company information for the period.

The types of importing companies are diverse, including chemical manufacturing companies, petrochemical and coal chemical companies, energy and fuel companies, chemical traders and distributors. This guide features the top 10 importing companies, including company profiles, contact information, and important information such as import volume, value, price, import resources, and major suppliers for 2023-2026 (including Excel data source).

The publication of the “Vietnam Methanol Import Guide 2023-2026” aims to provide petrochemical product exporters with precise customer acquisition channels, helping them expand into the Vietnamese market more efficiently. It also provides valuable decision-making insights for international trading companies and investment institutions, helping them optimize their regional supply chain strategies. This guide will help suppliers stay abreast of market trends in Vietnam, mitigate potential risks and enhance their international competitiveness.

Industry Overview

Vietnam’s methanol industry constitutes a vital component of the basic chemicals sector. As a key organic chemical feedstock, methanol finds extensive application across various fields, including chemical manufacturing, energy fuels, and the production of downstream chemical products.

In Vietnam, methanol is primarily utilized in the production of chemical products such as formaldehyde, acetic acid, resins, solvents, and fuel additives. It also has important applications in industries such as plastics, coatings, adhesives, and building materials. With the continued development of Vietnam’s manufacturing and chemical industries, the demand for basic chemical raw materials such as methanol is gradually increasing.

Vietnam possesses few large-scale domestic methanol production facilities, resulting in limited overall production capacity. Domestic methanol supply struggles to keep pace with rapidly expanding industrial demand, leaving the market heavily reliant on imports over the long term.

The main consuming industries of methanol in Vietnam include formaldehyde resin producers in the plywood and wood processing industry, paint and adhesive manufacturers, and some petrochemical and chemical companies. With the growth of Vietnam’s furniture manufacturing and timber processing export industries, demand for methanol within this sector continues to rise.

Overall, against the backdrop of rapid growth in Vietnam’s manufacturing sector, the continuous expansion of its chemical industry, and sustained growth in the wood-based panel and construction materials sectors, demand in the methanol market is expected to maintain steady growth.

Import Market Overview

Vietnam’s demand for methanol imports is strong, leading to an increase in import volume.

According to CRI analysis, Vietnam’s domestic methanol production capacity is relatively limited. However, the demand for methanol continues to grow in the chemical manufacturing, wood processing and building materials industries. Consequently, the domestic market has long relied on imported supplies. As a key chemical intermediate, methanol in Vietnam is primarily utilized in the production of products such as formaldehyde, acetic acid, resins, solvents, and fuel additives. With the development of Vietnam’s manufacturing and chemical industries, the overall demand for methanol imports has maintained steady growth.

According to CRI statistics, approximately 293 buyers in Vietnam imported methanol in 2024, totaling US$ 143 million, an increased of 37.5%. In 2025, Vietnam’s total methanol imports reached US$ 140 million, almost the same as in 2024.

Malaysia, Brunei and Saudi Arabia are Vietnam’s top three sources for methanol imports.

According to CRI analysis, Malaysia, Brunei and Saudi Arabia were the top three sources of Vietnam’s methanol imports, accounting for approximately 37.1% , 17.6% and 17.0% of total imports respectively in 2025.

CRI predicts that with the expansion of Vietnam’s chemical industry and the development of its manufacturing sector, the methanol import market still has the potential to further expand.

Overview of Foreign Investment in Vietnam’s Methanol Industry

Investment Background

Methanol is a vital basic chemical feedstock, widely utilized in the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid, dimethyl ether, MTBE fuel additives, as well as various resins and solvents.

As Vietnam’s manufacturing and chemical industries continue to expand, the demand for basic chemical raw materials such as methanol is growing, prompting international chemical companies and traders to enter the Vietnamese market and conduct business.

Investment Advantages

1. Political stability and rapid economic development. The Vietnamese government has strong governing capabilities, consistent policies, and a focus on economic development and improving people’s livelihoods.

2. Relatively low labor costs.

3. Strategically located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula, with a 3,260-kilometer coastline and numerous ports, transportation is convenient.

4. Relatively relaxed policies and regulations provide foreign investors with comprehensive legal protections and generous preferential policies.

5. Vietnam has a high level of openness to the outside world, with 19 free trade agreements signed or in progress. Investors can use platforms such as RCEP and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area to explore a broader international market.

Investment Regulations

According to the Law on Investment of Vietnam and other relevant regulations, the sale of chemical products in Vietnam is not classified as a sector restricted or prohibited for foreign investment. Foreign-invested enterprises can enter the market by establishing wholly foreign-owned enterprises or joint ventures. When engaging in the production or trading of chemical products, enterprises are required to complete investment registration and business registration procedures, as well as comply with Vietnamese regulations regarding chemical management, product quality standards, and production safety.

Guide Highlights:

Comprehensive Coverage:

This directory includes major importers in Vietnam, including chemical manufacturing companies, petrochemical and coal chemical companies, energy and fuel companies, chemical traders and distributors.

Detailed Information:

Including basic information of the TOP10 importers, contact information, import quantity, import value, price, import source and main suppliers.

Product Focus:

With data-driven and market-oriented approach, we focus on key industries and conduct in-depth analysis of Vietnam’s import policies, market demand and major sources of imports. Whether you are a foreign trade company, an investment institution, or a practitioner upstream or downstream of the industrial chain, you can quickly find reliable information and practical strategies here.

Efficient Connectivity:

The guide has a clear format and includes Excel data, which facilitates quick screening, group management and batch contact, helping global suppliers to efficiently connect with the Vietnamese market.

Market Value:

The guide includes an overview of Vietnam’s  methanol industry, an overview of the import market, and a brief analysis of market demand trends, helping global suppliers seize the Vietnamese market and opportunities.

Table of Contents

1 Industry Overview

1.1 Industry Definition and Classification

1.2 Current Status of the Vietnamese Methanol Industry

1.2.1 Supply Situation of the Vietnamese Methanol Industry

1.2.2 Downstream Market Demand Situation of the Vietnamese Methanol Industry

1.3 Overview of Foreign Investment in the Vietnamese Methanol Industry

2 Import Market Overview

2.1 Import Scale of Methanol in Vietnam

2.2 Major Import Sources of Methanol in Vietnam

3 Overview of Importers (2023-2026)

3.1 Importers Overview of Methanol in Vietnam (2023)

3.1.1 Total Scale of Importers

3.1.2 Top 5 Importers

3.2 Importers Overview of Methanol in Vietnam (2024)

3.2.1 Total Scale of Importers

3.2.2 Top 5 Importers

3.3 Importers Overview of Methanol in Vietnam (2025)

3.3.1 Total Scale of Importers

3.3.2 Top 5 Importers

3.4 Importers Overview of Methanol in Vietnam (2026)

3.4.1 Total Scale of Importers

3.4.2 Top 5 Importers

4 List of the Top 10 Importers in 2026

4.1 Company 1

4.1.1 Introduction to Company 1

4.1.2 Import Status of Company 1, 2023-2026

4.2 Company 2

4.2.1 Introduction to Company 2

4.2.2 Import Status of Company 2, 2023-2026

4.3 Company 3

4.3.1 Introduction to Company 3

4.3.2 Import Status of Company 3, 2023-2026

4.4 Company 4

4.4.1 Introduction to Company 4

4.4.2 Import Status of Company 4, 2023-2026

4.5 Company 5

4.5.1 Introduction to Company 5

4.5.2 Import Status of Company 5, 2023-2026

4.6 Company 6

4.6.1 Introduction to Company 6

4.6.2 Import Status of Company 6, 2023-2026

4.7 Company 7

4.7.1 Introduction to Company 7

4.7.2 Import Status of Company 7, 2023-2026

4.8 Company 8

4.8.1 Introduction to Company 8

4.8.2 Import Status of Company 8, 2023-2026

4.9 Company 9

4.9.1 Introduction to Company 9

4.9.2 Import Status of Company 9, 2023-2026

4.10 Company 10

4.10.1 Introduction to Company 10

4.10.2 Import Status of Company 10, 2023-2026

5 Suggestions of Investment and Cooperation

5.1 Investment Suggestions

5.2 Cooperation Suggestions

List of Chart

Chart 2023-2026 Methanol Market Size in Vietnam

Chart 2023-2026 Methanol Import Market Size in Vietnam

Chart 2023-2026 Major Import Sources of Vietnam’s Methanol

Chart 2023 Methanol Import Companies and Total Import Value

Chart 2024 Methanol Import Companies and Total Import Value

Chart 2025 Methanol Import Companies and Total Import Value

Chart 2026 Methanol Import Companies and Total Import Value

Chart List of the Top 10 Importing Companies in 2026

Chart Company 1 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 1, 2023-2026

Chart Major Import Sources of Company 1, 2023-2026

Chart Major Suppliers of Company 1, 2023-2026

Chart Company 2 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 2, 2023-2026

Chart Major Import Sources of Company 2, 2023-2026

Chart Major Suppliers of Company 2, 2023-2026

Chart Company 3 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 3, 2023-2026

Chart Major Import Sources of Company 3, 2023-2026

Chart Major Suppliers of Company 3, 2023-2026

Chart Company 4 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 4, 2023-2026

Chart Main Import Sources of Company 4, 2023-2026

Chart Main Suppliers of Company 4, 2023-2026

Chart Company 5 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 5, 2023-2026

Chart Main Import Sources of Company 5, 2023-2026

Chart Main Suppliers of Company 5, 2023-2026

Chart Company 6 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 6, 2023-2026

Chart Main Import Sources of Company 6, 2023-2026

Chart Main Suppliers of Company 6, 2023-2026

Chart Company 7 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 7, 2023-2026

Chart Main Import Sources of Company 7, 2023-2026

Chart Main Suppliers of Company 7, 2023-2026

Chart Company 8 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 8, 2023-2026

Chart Major Import Sources of Company 8, 2023-2026

Chart Major Suppliers of Company 8, 2023-2026

Chart Company 9 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 9, 2023-2026

Chart Major Import Sources of Company 9, 2023-2026

Chart Major Suppliers of Company 9, 2023-2026

Chart Company 10 Profile

Chart Import Scale of Company 10, 2023-2026

Chart Major Import Sources of Company 10, 2023-2026

Chart Major Suppliers of Company 10, 2023-2026

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