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Methanol Institute

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Methanol Institute appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“MI is the global trade association, representing the world’s leading methanol producers and distributors, transporters, shipowners, and technology companies. With over 100 members and offices in Washington D.C, Brussels, Delhi, Singapore, and Beijing, we serve as the voice of the global methanol industry, promoting methanol as a key chemical building block and an alternative fuel for transportation and power generation.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party233%
Renew Europe233%
Greens/EFA117%
The Left117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026).

2022
2
2023
0
2024
1
2025
0
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Lynn Boylan
1 meeting · The Left
Karin Karlsbro
1 meeting · Renew
Jörgen Warborn
1 meeting · EPP
Jutta Paulus
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Andrea Wechsler
1 meeting · EPP

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Sep 2026Karin KarlsbroCBAM
23 Jul 2026Lynn BoylanCBAM: inclusion of methanol under CBAM
14 Apr 2026Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
23 Oct 2024Anouk van BrugIntroduction
7 Apr 2022Jutta PaulusRoundtabel
14 Feb 2022Jörgen WarbornSjöfartsfrågor

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