VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA—(Marketwire – Feb. 10, 2009) – Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) will be presenting at the upcoming Morgan Stanley Global Basic Materials Conference being held February 17-18, 2009 in New York City. Mr. Bruce Aitken, Methanex’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to investors on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at approximately 9:40 a.m. ET (6:40 a.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 webcast will last for approximately 50 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 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