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Related parties (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party [Abstract]  
Disclosure of interests in subsidiaries
The Company has interests in significant subsidiaries and joint ventures as follows:
Name
Country of
incorporation
Principal activities
Interest %
Dec 31
2018

Dec 31
2017

Significant subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
Methanex Asia Pacific Limited
Hong Kong
Marketing & distribution
100
%
100
%
Methanex Europe NV
Belgium
Marketing & distribution
100
%
100
%
Methanex Methanol Company, LLC
United States
Marketing & distribution
100
%
100
%
Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company S.A.E.
("Methanex Egypt")
Egypt
Production
50
%
50
%
Methanex Chile S.A.
Chile
Production
100
%
100
%
Methanex New Zealand Limited
New Zealand
Production
100
%
100
%
Methanex Trinidad (Titan) Unlimited
Trinidad
Production
100
%
100
%
Methanex U.S.A. LLC
United States
Production
100
%
100
%
Methanex Louisiana LLC
United States
Production
100
%
100
%
Waterfront Shipping Company Limited1
Cayman Islands
Shipping
100
%
100
%
Significant joint ventures:
 
 
 
 
Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited2
Trinidad
Production
63.1
%
63.1
%
1 
Waterfront Shipping Company Limited has a controlling interest in multiple ocean going vessels owned through less than wholly-owned entities as disclosed in note 23.
2 
Summarized financial information for the group's investment in Atlas is disclosed in note 6.

Set out below is summarized financial information for each of our subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests. The amounts disclosed are before inter-company eliminations.
As at
 
 
Dec 31
2018

 
 
 
Dec 31
2017

 
Methanex
Egypt

Other1

Total

 
Methanex
Egypt

Other1

Total

Current assets
$
158,903

$
73,431

$
232,334

 
$
248,032

$
27,240

$
275,272

Non-current assets
670,819

142,790

813,609

 
720,356

105,375

825,731

Current liabilities
(86,155
)
(13,625
)
(99,780
)
 
(231,259
)
(12,489
)
(243,748
)
Non-current liabilities
(170,034
)
(165,766
)
(335,800
)
 
(293,184
)
(76,090
)
(369,274
)
Net assets
573,533

36,830

610,363

 
443,945

44,036

487,981

Carrying amount of Methanex non-controlling interests
$
275,303

$
21,325

$
296,628

 
$
216,599

$
27,748

$
244,347

 
For the years ended December 31
 
 
2018

 
 
 
2017

 
Methanex
Egypt

Other1

Total

 
Methanex
Egypt

Other1

Total

Revenue
$
404,936

$
34,759

$
439,695

 
$
285,017

$
32,094

$
317,111

Net and total comprehensive income
118,099

9,168

127,267

 
65,241

6,981

72,222

Net and total comprehensive income attributable to Methanex non-controlling interests
84,418

4,584

89,002

 
55,470

3,492

58,962

Equity contributions by non-controlling interests
$
—

$
5

$
5

 
$
—

$
8,170

$
8,170

Distributions paid and accrued to non-controlling interests
$
(25,715
)
$
(11,006
)
$
(36,721
)
 
$
(26,970
)
$
(4,330
)
$
(31,300
)
 
For the years ended December 31
 
 
2018

 
 
 
2017

 
Methanex
Egypt

Other1

Total

 
Methanex
Egypt

Other1

Total

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities
$
254,030

$
21,556

$
275,586

 
$
131,175

$
19,538

$
150,713

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
(333,595
)
62,382

(271,213
)
 
(27,365
)
(3,250
)
(30,615
)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities
$
(3,619
)
$
(99,463
)
$
(103,082
)
 
$
(18,839
)
$
(605
)
$
(19,444
)
1 
Other is comprised of multiple ocean going vessels controlled by Waterfront Shipping Company Limited through less than wholly-owned entities.
Disclosure of transactions between related parties
Remuneration of non-management directors and senior management, which includes the members of the executive leadership team, is as follows:
For the years ended December 31
2018

2017

Short-term employee benefits
$
6,829

$
5,214

Post-employment benefits
977

583

Other long-term employee benefits
52

43

Share-based compensation expense (recovery)1
(4,725
)
40,668

Total
$
3,133

$
46,508

1  Balance includes realized and unrealized gains (losses) from share-based compensation awards granted.