MEOH

Methanex Corporation

A maker of methanol — a versatile chemical used in plastics, paints, plywood, and even boat fuel — and one of the world's largest producers of it. The Vancouver-based company grew out of Ocelot Industries, a Canadian oil-and-gas firm, and split off as its own business in 1982. Its name is a portmanteau of "methanol" and the "-ex" from its Ocelot roots, and it even runs its own fleet of ocean tankers to ship the stuff worldwide.