Methanex to Present at Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/03/09 -- Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) will be presenting at the upcoming Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference being held in New York City. Mr. Bruce Aitken, Methanex's President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to investors on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT).

Interested participants can access a live audio webcast of the presentation through the Company's website at www.methanex.com/investor/events.html. The length of the webcast will be approximately 30 minutes. The webcast will be available on our website for three weeks following the conference.

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.