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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the editorial board of Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry for allowing me to write a preface for this special column. The articles appearing in this section are specially selected from the First International Conference on Natural Resources Engineering and Technology 2006 （INRET 2006）. In line with the theme of JNGC, the selected articles are focused on natural gas or low hydrocarbon conversions to important chemicals, fuels and materials. The conference was held on July 24-25, 2006 in Marriott Putrajaya, Malaysia. It was organized by the Chemical and Biotechnology （ChemBio） Focus Group, under the Research Management Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the editorial board of Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry for allowing me to write a preface for this special column. The articles appearing in this section are specially selected from the First International Conference on Natural Resources Engineering and Technology 2006 （INRET 2006）. In line with the theme of JNGC, the selected articles are focused on natural gas or low hydrocarbon conversions to important chemicals, fuels and materials. The conference was held on July 24-25, 2006 in Marriott Putrajaya, Malaysia. It was organized by the Chemical and Biotechnology （ChemBio） Focus Group, under the Research Management Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
