TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Parameter: A ratio (by weight) of palladium (Pd)-based methanol synthesis catalyst component to the beta-zeolite catalyst component expressed by the equation: (methanol synthesis catalyst component)/(zeolite catalyst component) is 0.1-3. A specific surface area of the silica support for the Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component is greater than or equal to420 m2/g. A reaction temperature in the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is 300-420degreesC. A reaction pressure in the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is 2.2-10 MPa. Preferred Component: Pd is supported on a support, which is silica. Type(s) of basic metals, in addition to Pd, is supported on the silica. The beta-zeolite catalyst component is a proton-type beta-zeolite with silicon dioxide (SiO2)/aluminum oxide (Al203) molar ratio of 10-150. Preferred Composition: The amount of supported Pd in the Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component is 0.1-10 wt.%. The total amount of the basic metals supported in the Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component is 0-5 wt.%. EXAMPLE - A mechanically powdered catalyst in which 4 wt.% of Pd and 0.75 wt.% of calcium (Ca) were supported on silica (Pd-Ca/SiO2), was used as a Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component. The silica was CARiACT G3 was pulverized to 20-40 mesh, sized, and dried. 8.8 ml of 50 mg/ml aqueous solution of Pd (NO3)2(NH3)2 (sic) was added drop by drop to 20 g of the silica. After impregnating the solution into pores, the silica was dried at 120degreesC for 12 hours. The process of impregnation and drying was repeated two more times to obtain a silica-supported Pd catalyst. Next, 3.0 ml of 25 mg/ml aqueous solution of Ca(NO3)2 was added drop by drop to the silica-supported Pd catalyst. After impregnating the solution into pores, the catalyst was dried at 120degreesC for 12 hours. The process of impregnation and drying was repeated two more times. The silica impregnated with Pd and Ca was calcined at 450degreesC in the atmosphere for 8 hours. Subsequently, it was mechanically pulverized to give a Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component. A mechanically powdered commercially available proton-type beta-zeolite with SiO2/Al203 molar ratio of 37.1, was used as beta-zeolite catalyst component. The Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component thus prepared and the beta-zeolite catalyst component were homogeneously mixed with Pd-Ca/SiO2:beta-zeolite=2:1 (by weigh). The mixture was molded and sized to give a granular molded catalyst having an average particle size of 1 mm.