METHANEX LOSES, U.S. WINS.

Focuses on the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Methanex Corp., Vancouver-based company that produces methanol. Claims of the company that California's ban of methyl tert-butyl ether hurt the company's investments because it affected market demand for methanol; Citation of Methanex as the first chemical manufacturer to sue under the section of the NAFTA; Concerns over the use of provisions under the trade deals by foreign business to attack domestic environmental laws.