About the Methanol Institute

The Methanol Institute (MI) serves as the trade association for the global methanol industry. Founded in 1989, MI represents methanol producers, distributors and technology leaders in every corner of the globe from our offices in Singapore, Washington, D.C., Brussels, Beijing, and Delhi.

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About Methanol

Methanol — the simplest alcohol (CH3OH) — is a chemical building block for hundreds of everyday products, including plastics, paints, car parts and construction materials. Methanol also is a clean energy resource used to fuel cars, trucks, buses, ships, fuel cells, boilers and cook stoves.