お知らせ • Aug 14
Aduro Clean Technologies Provides Update on Ngp Pilot Plant Progress
Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. provided an update on the Hydrochemolytic Technology Next Generation Process (NGP) Pilot Plant. The NGP Pilot Plant is a key step in the Aduro scaleup pathway, designed to validate Hydrochemolytic™? Technology in continuous operation, establish operating parameters across target feedstocks, and produce product samples and quality data for customer evaluation. It will confirm mass and energy balances, yields, and controllability, supply data to support environmental assessments and lifecycle analyses, support standard operator training and procedures, and generate the key data to inform the design basis and integration approach for the previously announced demonstration plant with an initial capacity of 8,000 tons per year. Work on the NGP Pilot Plant is advancing on schedule under a coordinated plan with major workstreams progressing in parallel. Equipment supplied by the original equipment manufacturers, process-skid fabrication, and automation and controls integration are being readied for delivery to site for installation, system integration, and the start of the commissioning program in September 2025. The NGP Pilot Plant comprises three main systems: (1) an extruder that prepares and delivers feedstock; (2) a reactor system that converts plastics; and (3) a product recovery system that purifies and cools the liquid product. The commissioning process is planned to occur in stages, with two systems scheduled to commence the commissioning process in September 2025, followed by the third system expected to commence commissioning in October 2025. Commissioning will follow a structured program including pre-commissioning, cold commissioning, phased systems integration, wet runs, and initial operating campaigns. The Company has planned a disciplined process in collaboration with equipment and system vendors to ensure appropriate vendor support. Site preparations at the London laboratory facilities to host the NGP Pilot Plant have been completed. Work included modifications to HVAC and electrical infrastructure to meet applicable process and safety standards and regulatory requirements. Additionally, Aduro has expanded its office and laboratory space to accommodate the NGP Pilot Plant and the respective personnel growth. This includes recent hires in operations and engineering, supporting the team's ability to execute upcoming phases effectively. Preparation of operating documentation and training materials is progressing, including standard operating procedures, commissioning checklists, and safety-critical procedures. Factory Acceptance Testing on the extruders, the final long-lead items for the NGP Pilot Plant, has been completed at the original equipment manufacturer, confirming functionality against specifications and readiness for site delivery. Chief Operating Officer David Weizenbach and Chief Scientist Dr. Anil Jhawar were on site last week to witness the test. Following delivery, the extruders will enter cold-commissioning checks and site acceptance activities, including fit-up, equipment calibration, logic verification, and operator familiarization and training, before integration with other systems. Zeton, engaged by Aduro to lead the design and fabrication efforts for the NGP pilot Plant, has received all major long-lead components for the reactor and cooling and separation systems, and assembly of the modular process skids is well underway at its fabrication facility. Current shop activities include equipment setting and alignment, piping fit-up, instrumentation installation, and preparation for Input/Output checkout to support orderly shipment and installation at the London laboratory. As remaining systems are certified for shipment, Zeton will conduct factory acceptance tests in sequence prior to delivery to Aduro's site. Siemens, responsible for supplying advanced control systems and engineering services, has shipped critical long-lead automation and electrical components. Integration work on control hardware, software, and the data environment is on schedule with the project plan and is intended to support safe operation and reliable data capture during commissioning and throughout the operating campaigns. Feedstock preparation is underway, with the Company and its previously announced partner, NexGen Polymers, securing and qualifying representative waste-plastic streams, catalyst, and other process inputs for start-up and early operating campaigns, and early operating campaigns, and other process inputs.