Methanol Institute ( MI ) serves as the trade association for one of the world's most vibrant and innovative industries. Founded in 1989 to lobby the U.S. Congress in support of methanol fuel markets, MI now serves its members in every corner of the globe from offices in both Washington, D.C. and Singapore. Each day, roughly 70, 000 metric tonnes of methanol is shipped from one continent to another, enough product to fill 777 rail cars. As an essential chemical building block and emerging energy resource, methanol impacts our daily lives in infinite ways. Today, MI's membership includes the world's leading methanol producers, technology companies, distributors, terminal operators and shippers.