Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Methanol Institute (MI)
EU Transparency Register
334674912578-83 First registered on 08 Jan 2014
Goals / Remit
The Methanol Institute serves as the trade association for the global methanol industry. We work to support existing chemical markets for methanol, and promote emerging markets for methanol energy applications. Product stewardship is a central focus of our organization, and we provide methanol safe handling tools across the global distribution chain.
Main EU files targeted
For road transportation MI has technical liaison status with two EU CEN TC19 working groups.
MI is represented in the Sub Group for Advanced Biofuels (DG ENER).
The development of low emission, alternative marine fuels is an important focus area, and MI is represented in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF; DG MOVE).
MI has also actively participated in SCOT workshops regarding CO2 utilization, and continues to work with DG ENER on the topic of CCU. The topic of CCU is strongly linked to the development of Power-to-X technologies.
The development of these and other pathways for the production of renewable methanol from sustainable resources and waste continues to be a high priority for MI.
We are also actively involved in REACH activities, and with member state chemical regulatory issues.
We work with EU bodies such as ECHA, DG Energy, DG Move, DG RTD, DG Tax and DG Environment.
MI maintains an office in Brussels that is hosted by Multiburo . We provide frequent comment on actions and consultations by EU bodies.Address
Head Office
Square de Meeus 38-40
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Feb 2018
Name Start date End Date Ms Hannah BERTHOMÉ 14 Feb 2024 13 Sep 2024 Mr Rafik AMMAR 07 Nov 2023 06 Nov 2024 Mr Matthias OLAFSSON 01 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2024 Mr Matthias OLAFSSON 25 Oct 2022 25 Oct 2023 Mr Rafik AMMAR 22 Oct 2022 21 Oct 2023 Complementary Information
Greg Dolan serves as CEO for the Methanol Institute
Eelco Dekker serves as MI's EU Chief RepresentativePerson in charge of EU relations
Mr Eelco Dekker (EU Chief Representative)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Gregory Dolan (CEO)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
We work closely with and/or are members of:
European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)
SubGroup Advanced Biofuels (SGAB)
CEFIC
International Methanol Producers and Consumers Association
European Biodiesel Board
ePure
European Biofuels Technology Platform, and
European Fuel Oxygenates AssociationMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
As a trade association, our funding comes from annual dues from our member companies, many of whom are headquartered or have extensive operations in Europe.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2869 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Important policies which MI actively is following include RED, FQD, AQD, Tax Directive and IMO (for low sulphur marine fuels)
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 24 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Introducing CEO Greg Dolan and MI's contribution to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Ruud Kempener (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2021 Location Conference call Subject Renewable fuels to climate neutrality and economic growth Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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