A process for producing a shaped body comprising a microporous material and at least one silicon-comprising binder, which comprises the steps (I) preparation of a mixture comprising the microporous material, the binder and a lubricant, (II) mixing and densification of the mixture, (III) shaping of the densified mixture to give a shaped body and (IV) calcination of the shaped body, wherein a silicone resin having a softening point of ≧30° C. is used as binder, shaped bodies which can be produced by this process, their use as catalyst, in particular in organic synthesis and very particularly preferably in a process for preparing methylamines.