The Minister of Science and Technology, OgbonnayaOnu, has stated that Nigeria will start producing methanol in commercialquantity soon. He said this at the world media briefing to launchthe Methanol Development Technology Policy in Abuja during the week. At the event, he unveiled the Methanol DevelopmentTechnology Policy, saying it was in line with international resolutions,including the Paris Agreement. According to him, during the 74th United NationsGeneral Assembly UNGA recently, President Muhammadu Buhari pledged Nigeria’sdetermination to comply with international resolutions on environmentalprotection and reduction of gas emissions. Onu stressed the importance of methanol, whosecomposition is environmentally friendly and costs less than other sources ofnatural energy, to Nigeria. The minister further said the policy was aimed at further expanding the nation’s chemical industry and help in the chemical value-chain feed-stock, to produce adhesives and useful gasses.