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Significant commercial and regulatory developments worldwide are driving increases in DME production capacity, and demonstrating its remarkable potential as an ultra clean, renewable, low-carbon fuel. The IDA serves as the global voice for the DME industry, and works to promote the use of DME as a clean alternative fuel worldwide, to gather and communicate authoritative information about DME, and to coordinate relevant international activities and initiatives. The IDA has a global membership of companies, institutions, and individuals from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australia, Europe and the Middle East, and from every sector of the industry, representing a wide range of interests within both the upstream and downstream value chains.

7th Asian DME Conf. Materials Available	DME Conference Returns to China in 2012
More than two hundred delegates attended this month's 7th Asian DME Conference in Niigata. In addition to the two day conference presentations and a panel discussion, the event included a vehicle display and a number of site visits providing attendees with a comprehensive firsthand look at facilities and technology covering much of the DME value chain, from production to end-user. Presentations and materials available for download in the Member Area	In an annoucement at the 7th Asian DME Conference in Niigata IDA Chairman Jean-Alain Taupy confirmed that the International DME Associations's flagship biennial event will return to China next year. The conference and site visits will be held the week of September 17th, 2012 at locations to be announced later this year. Commercial developments coupled with the anticipated introduction of national standards in China led to the association's decision to hold the event in China again. More...

IDA Members Bring Expertise and Low Carbon DME Truck to Brussels for EU Executive Briefing

Members of the International DME Association representing a broad spectrum of expertise related to DME (including production; feedstocks; BioDME; use as a transportation fuel; fueling; LPG blending, regulations and standards) met with members of the EU Commission, consultants, and journalists on September 22nd in Brussels at the DME Alternative Fuel Executive Briefing. The briefing, hosted by the IDA's European Affairs Committee, culminated with a display of a new Volvo FH heavy truck running on DME, part of the vanguard BioDME project involving a number of fleet operators including DHL Express. Presentations and materials available for download in the Member Area

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First North American DME/Propane Blend Vehicle Demonstration and Portable DME Fueling Station Launched 12 October 2011 \| GV Energy announced the start of North America's first on-road demonstration of a vehicle running on a DME/propane blend, part of a series of on-road demonstrations of DME fueled vehicles to be conducted in Canada and the United States over the next 18 months. More...	BioDME The BioDME project now underway will demonstrate the possibilities offered by DME as an ultra-clean transportation fuel, and involves the complete chain from production of fuel from biomass to its utilization in vehicles. The project, begun in 2008 and set to conclude in 2012, is partially funded by the European Union and involves a consortium of industry partners: Chemrec, Delphi, ETC, Haldor Topsoe, Preem, Total, and Volvo. More...
New Indonesian Plant Announced 20 April 2011 \| Germany's Ferrostaal AG plans to begin construction of a $900 million combined methanol and DME plant in West Papua in 2013. More...
	New Members Reflect Industry Developments A closer look at some of the IDA's newest members and their business focus reveals the extent of interest in areas connected with DME developments worldwide. Aygaz, Siraga, and Unitel Technologies are all leaders in their industries with diverse specialities. More...

Korea Gas to Build 300,000 TPY Plant 9 February 2011 \| Unitel Technologies has been awarded a contract by Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) to prepare the engineering and design package for a new plant that will produce 300,000 tons of DME per year. The plant will use the KOGAS one-step process like that used in its 10 TPD demo plant. More...