UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE MONTH OF
APRIL 2007
METHANEX CORPORATION
(Registrant’s name)
SUITE 1800, 200 BURRARD STREET, VANCOUVER, BC V6C 3M1 CANADA
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): 82 .
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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METHANEX CORPORATION
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| Date: April 30, 2007 |
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/s/ RANDY MILNER
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Randy Milner |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel
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Methanex Corporation
1800 – 200 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3M1
Investor Relations: (604) 661-2600
Toll-Free: 1-800-661-8851
http://www.methanex.com
For immediate release
April 30, 2007
Methanex Shares to be Listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange
Methanex Corporation announced that its shares have been registered for trading on the Foreign
Securities Market of the Santiago Stock Exchange of Chile. The shares will commence trading on May
3, 2007 in United States dollars under the trading symbol “Methanex”.
Bruce Aitken, President and CEO of Methanex, who will be in Santiago on May 3 to mark the
commencement of trading, commented, “We are very pleased to offer our shares for trading in Chile
and help facilitate the opportunity for Chilean investors to invest in our Company and the methanol
industry in Chile. Our plant site in Southern Chile produces approximately 10% of the world’s
methanol supply and is our largest asset, with a replacement value of about $US 2.5 billion.”
Paul Schiodtz, Senior Vice President of Methanex in Latin America added, “We are excited about the
prospect of having local stakeholders in our Company to help support an important domestic industry
for our company and the economy in Southern Chile. Methanex generates about 2,000 jobs and 70% of
the exports from the Magallanes Region.”
Methanex is a Vancouver based, publicly-traded company and is the world’s largest producer,
distributor, and marketer of methanol. 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, effective May 3, 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.
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Investor Relations Inquiries:
Jason Chesko
Director, Investor Relations
Methanex Corporation
604-661-2600