Mexico’s Pacifico Mexinol to Build Transfer Pipelines, Expand Export Terminal

Transition Industries has signed a deal with Bonatti to deliver key port, pipeline, and water reuse infrastructure for Mexico’s Pacifico Mexinol project, set to become the world’s largest ultra-low carbon methanol facility by 2029.

(P&GJ) — Transition Industries LLC has signed a Heads of Agreement with Italian contractor Bonatti S.p.A. to deliver key infrastructure for the Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico — a facility set to become the world’s largest standalone ultra-low carbon methanol plant.

Under the agreement, which includes a fixed lump-sum price, Bonatti will handle detailed engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup for upgrades to the Terminal Transoceánica de Topolobampo port facilities. The work will cover methanol loading operations for export, underground transfer pipelines, vapor recovery systems, and dual fiber optic cables linking the main plant to the port.

Bonatti may also build a closed-loop water pipeline to recycle municipal wastewater for plant operations, avoiding freshwater use and reducing environmental impact.

“We are proud to have Bonatti, a world-leader in pipeline EPCs, as part of our execution team,” said Balmore Brito, Pacifico Mexinol Project Director at Transition Industries. “Bonatti shares our unwavering commitment to environmental and social sustainability.”

Gustavo Blejer, Bonatti’s Commercial Director for the Americas, called the project “an important step toward decarbonization” and said it would combine the company’s global expertise with strong local experience in Sinaloa.

The Pacifico Mexinol facility, being developed with the International Finance Corporation, is expected to begin operations in 2029, producing about 350,000 metric tons of green methanol and 1.8 million metric tons of blue methanol annually from natural gas with carbon capture.