-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Nl5j0mmyac6jdRbl2wibG/JQ5U3eymP0rBvMK9d0JDKG685xO/rgD7rlE/Uf07YF +TTnZeY7LuP79VPFFjZnPQ== 0000950123-09-023610.txt : 20090928 0000950123-09-023610.hdr.sgml : 20090928 20090720190102 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-09-023610 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090720 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: METHANEX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886977 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1800 WATERFRONT CENTER STREET 2: 200 BURRARD STREET CITY: VANCOUVER BC CANADA STATE: A1 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 6046847500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1800 WATERFRONT CENTER STREET 2: 200 BURRARD STREET CITY: VANCOUVER BC CANADA CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence
         
Methanex
  1800 Waterfront Centre   Telephone: 604 661 2600 
Corporation
  200 Burrard Street   Facsimile: 604 661 2676
 
  Vancouver, B.C., Canada    
 
  V6C 3M1   www.methanex.com
     
July 20, 2009
  (METHANEX LOGO)
VIA FACSIMILE
Mr. John Hartz
Mr. Ernest Greene
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Stop 4631
Washington, D.C.
20549
Dear Mr. Hartz and Mr. Greene:
RE:  
Methanex Corporation
Form 40-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
File No. 0-20115
We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 15, 2009 and commit to respond to the comments by July 31, 2009.
I trust this is satisfactory.
Yours truly,
-s- Ian P. Cameron
Ian P. Cameron
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
cc:  
Randy Milner, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Edgar (correspondence file)

 

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