Home / Oil & Energy / Oil & Companies News / Russia, Iran and the US to lead globally in terms of methanol capacity additions by 2030, says GlobalData Russia, Iran and the US to lead globally in terms of methanol capacity additions by 2030, says GlobalData Global methanol capacity is poised to see considerable growth by 2030, potentially increasing from 148.44 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2019 to 310.94 mtpa in 2030, registering a total growth of 109%. Russia, Iran and the US are expected to drive capacity additions during the forecast period. Together these three countries will contribute around 59% of the total global methanol capacity additions, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.