Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada) announced that initial operating campaigns are now underway at its Next Generation Process (NGP) Pilot Plant in London, Ontario.
Development of the First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) facility is progressing alongside Pilot Plant operations, with site selection completed and equipment evaluation underway to inform design and long-lead procurement planning. The NGP Pilot Plant is performing to expectations, and initial campaigns are consistent with planned trials.
Since the Company’s last commissioning update in October 2025, and following the conclusion of installation, mechanical completion, and system integration completed in December 2025, the Company has concluded commissioning close-out activities across all major systems, including process, utilities, automation, and safety systems. With initial operating campaigns underway, the facility has now shifted from project execution to operations.
The NGP Pilot Plant is functioning as an integrated process unit, supporting continuous operation and structured campaigns focused on learning, data generation, and optimization. These activities are intended to refine operating windows, assess process stability, and generate performance data under longer-duration, fully integrated Pilot Plant conditions. Feedstocks evaluated during these ongoing and planned campaigns will reflect materials supplied through customer engagement programs and other real-world sources, enabling Aduro to assess performance across a range of feedstock compositions representative of anticipated commercial conditions.
The NGP Pilot Plant represents the critical technical bridge between laboratory development and the Company’s FOAK industrial plant within Aduro’s structured scale-up pathway. Aduro is actively advancing FOAK development activities, with site selection completed and equipment evaluation and testing progressing to inform design decisions and prepare for long-lead procurement. Data generated through ongoing NGP Pilot Plant operations will feed directly into detailed engineering, equipment specification, and execution planning for the FOAK facility.
The NGP Pilot Plant operates with an industrial-grade automation and controls architecture supplied by Siemens, supporting repeatable operation, high-resolution data collection, and direct translation of control strategies to larger-scale facilities. To support the transition to operating campaigns Aduro has also expanded its operations and technical teams and completed a structured training program for all Pilot Plant operators covering process operation, automation and control systems, safety procedures, and abnormal operating condition response—establishing full operational readiness for sustained longer-duration testing programs.
“This milestone reflects disciplined execution across our engineering, operations, and project delivery teams,” said Ofer Vicus, Chief Executive Officer at Aduro. “With the NGP Pilot Plant now in structured test operations, it becomes a significant asset advancing our path to commercialization and deepening stakeholder engagement. The FOAK facility site has been selected, and the work underway in London will directly inform design and integration planning and strengthen the Company’s readiness to execute the next phase of scale-up.”
“Post commissioning, our focus has shifted to operating the integrated system and learning from it,” said David Weizenbach, Chief Operating Officer at Aduro. “The NGP Pilot Plant extends the work completed in the R2 continuous flow reactor, enabling us to evaluate mixed waste plastic samples from customer programs and other real-world sources under longer-durations, and more integrated operating conditions. These campaigns are designed to refine operating parameters for optimal yield and consistent performance across variable feedstocks, while validating design assumptions for the FOAK Industrial Plant.”