VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA—(Marketwire – May 15, 2008) – Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) will be presenting at the upcoming Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference being held May 20-22, 2008 in New York City. Mr. Ian Cameron, Methanex’s Senior Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will speak to investors on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at approximately 11:45 a.m. ET (8:45 a.m. PT).

Interested participants can access a live audio webcast of the presentation through the Company’s website at http://www.methanex.com/investor/events.html. The webcast will last for approximately 30 minutes. In addition, an audio recording of the presentation can be downloaded from our website for three weeks after 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.

Jason Chesko
Director, Investor Relations
Methanex Corporation
604 661 2600
Website: www.methanex.com