Director of Public Relations in the Asian and the Middle East countries of the U.S. Institute of Methanol Mr. Dom Lavigne visited our country last week at the invitation of Azerbaijan Methanol Company (AzMeCo). While staying in Baku, Mr. Lavigne took part in meetings with representatives of several government agencies and ministries. First the guest visited the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Republic and met with officials of the Ministry. Then Mr. Dom Lavigne visited the Ministry of Industry and Energy and the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic.
During the mentioned meetings, Mr. Lavigne made a special presentation in ehich provided detailed information on the world methanol market, application areas of methanol and its derivatives to the representatives of the state bodies. Ministry officials met the presentation with great interest. Chairman of the «AzMeCo» Company’s Board of Directors Mr Nizami Piriyev accompanying the guest also spoke about the Azerbaijan methanol project and provided the parties with detailed information on methanol production in Azerbaijan, and the contribution which that production would make to the country's economy. Mr. Piriyev mentioned the perspectives of creating new areas of the chemical industry with the start of production of methanol in our country, which ultimately will have a number of positive aspects for Azerbaijan.
Then the guest and government officials attended the methanol plant in Garadagh district owned by «AzMeCo», and got acquainted with the work done at the plant in the recent years.