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Related parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party [Abstract]  
Related parties Related parties:
The Company has interests in significant subsidiaries and joint ventures as follows:
Name
Country of
incorporation
Principal activities
Interest %
Dec 31
2022
Dec 31
2021
Significant subsidiaries:
Methanex Asia Pacific Limited
Hong Kong
Marketing & distribution
100%100%
Methanex Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
China
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 SpA
Chile
Production
100%100%
Methanex New Zealand Limited
New Zealand
Production
100%100%
Methanex Trinidad (Titan) Unlimited
Trinidad
Production
100%100%
Methanex USA LLC
United States
Production
100%100%
Methanex Louisiana LLC
United States
Production
100%100%
Waterfront Shipping Limited 1
Cayman Islands
Shipping
60%100%
Significant joint ventures:
Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited 2
Trinidad
Production
63.1%63.1%
1     On February 1, 2022, we closed the shipping partnership with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. ("MOL") whereby MOL acquired a 40% minority interest in Waterfront Shipping Limited. See note 25.
2     Summarized financial information for the investment in Atlas is disclosed in note 6.

Transactions between the Company and Atlas are considered related party transactions and are included within the summarized financial information in note 6. Atlas revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $532 million (2021 - $620 million) is a related party transaction included in cost of sales of the Company as Methanex has marketing rights for 100% of the methanol produced by Atlas. Balances outstanding with Atlas as at December 31, 2022 and provided in the summarized financial information in note 6 include receivables owing from Atlas to the Company of $73 million (2021 - $37 million), and payables to Atlas of $198 million (2021 - $211 million). The Company has total loans outstanding to Atlas as at December 31, 2022 of $76 million (2021 - $76 million) which are unsecured and due at maturity.
Remuneration to non-management directors and senior management, which includes the members of the executive leadership team, is as follows:
For the years ended December 31
20222021
Short-term employee benefits
$11,760 $6,273 
Post-employment benefits
656 766 
Other long-term employee benefits
52 53 
Share-based compensation expense (recovery) 1
6,142 (1,545)
Total
$18,610 $5,547 
1  Balance includes realized and unrealized expenses and recoveries from share-based compensation awards granted.