Heurtey wins eFurnace deal for Mexico methanol plant: ultra-low-carbon production by 2030

Heurtey Petrochem Solutions, an Axens brand, has been selected to supply an electrical tubular furnace for the Pacifico Mexinol methanol project in Sinaloa, Mexico. The facility is expected to produce about 6,130 metric tons of methanol per day once operational in 2030. The efurnace replaces traditional fired heating with electrical resistance based heat generation, supporting ultra-low-carbon production goals. Transition Industries is developing the project with carbon capture and water management to meet growing demand for sustainable methanol. This deal signals growing market confidence in electric process heating for heavy industry. Heurtey's efurnace technology has decades of development behind it and is now being deployed at world scale. The project aims to become one of the largest ultra-low-carbon chemical facilities globally. For those tracking industrial electrification and carbon capture in chemicals, this is a concrete example of how methanol production can shift away from fossil fired heat.