S&P rates Methanex Corp.'s notes 'BBB-'

Dec 12 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its
'BBB-' rating to Methanex Corp.'s US$300 million notes.

"The ratings and outlook on Methanex are unchanged following the company's
plans to issue US$300 million in senior unsecured notes," said Standard &
Poor's credit analyst Jatinder Mall. "We expect proceeds from the notes to be
used for general corporate purposes and to finance a portion of the costs of
relocating one of the company's Chile plants to Geismar, La.," Mr. Mall added.

The ratings on Methanex reflect what we view as its "satisfactory" business
risk profile and "significant" financial risk profile. Although the announced
debt issuance will increase the company's adjusted leverage to 3.3x in the
near term, we expect Methanex to maintain a debt-to-EBITDA ratio between 2x-3x
in the next couple of years. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that
the company's initiatives to increase operating capacity, as demonstrated by
restarting a second plant in New Zealand in 2012 and finalizing its decision
to relocate a plant to Geismar, will somewhat improve its operating diversity
and help to generate stable cash flows in the future.

RATINGS LIST
Methanex Corp.
Corporate credit rating BBB-/Stable/--

Rating Assigned
US$300 million senior unsecured notes BBB-

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