VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA—(Marketwire – Sept. 2, 2008) – Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) will be hosting an Investor Conference on September 9, 2008 in Trinidad and Tobago. The event will commence at 2:00 p.m. ET and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET.

Interested participants can access a live webcast of the presentation through the Company’s website at http://www.methanex.com/investor/events.html. In addition, the webcast will also be available on our website for three weeks after the conference.

Methanex is a Vancouver-based, publicly traded company engaged in the worldwide production, distribution and marketing 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 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.

Jason Chesko
Director, Investor Relations
Methanex Corporation
604 661 2600 or Toll Free: 1 800 661 8851
Website: www.methanex.com