The Global Cleantech 100 represents the most innovative and promising ideas impacting the future of a wide-range of industries. Featuring companies that are best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges, the Global Cleantech 100 is a comprehensive list of private companies with the highest potential to make significant market impact within a 5-10 year timeframe. Chemical technology company Avantium has been listed for the 7th consecutive year.
Tom van Aken, CEO Avantium, commented: “We are proud to be on the Global Cleantech 100 list for the 7th consecutive year and enter the newly-created GCT100 Hall of Fame. This is a great recognition for the steps we are making in creating and commercializing breakthrough technologies in renewable chemistry. The YXY Technology that was developed by Avantium is the basis of Synvina, our joint venture with BASF that was established in 2016 for building the first commercial FDCA plant and bringing the next generation plastic PEF to the market.” Tom van Aken continues: “Our next step was the acquisition of the assets of Liquid Light, a renowned developer of electrochemical processes, which will expand our portfolio and our capabilities beyond catalytic conversion of biomass. This acquisition will enable us to convert CO2 into sustainable chemicals by using advanced electrochemistry.”
This list is collated by combining proprietary CTG research data, with weighted qualitative judgments from hundreds of nominations, and specific inputs from a global 86-person Expert Panel. To qualify for the list, companies must be independent, for-profit, cleantech companies that are not listed on any major stock exchange.
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