Methanex to Webcast Annual General Meeting-May 5, 2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) will
webcast its upcoming Annual General Meeting, including remarks by
President and CEO, Bruce Aitken. The meeting will be held at the
Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, British Columbia, on
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. PT.

Remarks will include a review of Methanex's results and performance over
the past year, a discussion of the outlook for the Company and the
methanol industry, and commentary on strategy and future initiatives.

There will be a live listen-only teleconference of the meeting. To access
the call, dial the conferencing operator 10 minutes prior to the start of
the meeting at 416-340-2216, or toll free at 886-226-1792. A playback
version of the AGM will be available for fourteen days at 416-695-5800,
or toll free at 800-408-3053. The passcode for the playback version is
4141562. There will be a simultaneous webcast of the meeting, which can
be accessed from our website at www.methanex.com/investor/events.html.
The webcast will be available on our website for three weeks following
the conclusion of the meeting.

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

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