Northwire Canada EditionTuesday, August 25, 2026
Northwire
GOLD 4697.80 +0.4% SILVER 68.59 −1.4% COPPER 6.61 +0.3% OIL 85.01 −2.4% PALLADIUM 1359.75 +0.7% NVO 0.070 +0.0% SRA 0.780 +0.0% TUK 0.020 −20.0% GWM 0.610 −4.7% MINE 0.110 +0.0% EGM 0.100 +0.0% IRO 1.11 +2.8% CBR 1.41 +2.5% CTN 0.045 +0.0% GMX 2.06 +2.0% NPR 0.700 −2.8% CGD 1.28 +8.5% CRE 0.390 +13.0% PE 0.250 +0.0% PER 0.150 +7.1% SVRS 0.540 +8.0% GOLD 4697.80 +0.4% SILVER 68.59 −1.4% COPPER 6.61 +0.3% OIL 85.01 −2.4% PALLADIUM 1359.75 +0.7% NVO 0.070 +0.0% SRA 0.780 +0.0% TUK 0.020 −20.0% GWM 0.610 −4.7% MINE 0.110 +0.0% EGM 0.100 +0.0% IRO 1.11 +2.8% CBR 1.41 +2.5% CTN 0.045 +0.0% GMX 2.06 +2.0% NPR 0.700 −2.8% CGD 1.28 +8.5% CRE 0.390 +13.0% PE 0.250 +0.0% PER 0.150 +7.1% SVRS 0.540 +8.0%
Production / Operations Routine +

Aduro Reports NGP Pilot Plant Campaign Results, Achieving 86% Liquid Hydrocarbon Yield

Pilot plant validation confirms process robustness, but commercialization timeline and cash burn remain the primary valuation drivers.

Executive Summary
  • Aduro Clean Technologies reported successful operating campaign results from its Next Generation Process (NGP) Pilot Plant.
  • The campaign ran under a 24/4 operating model for 47 hours, achieving steady-state conditions after ~12 hours and maintaining them for 35 hours.
  • The process achieved an 86% liquid hydrocarbon recovery rate from polypropylene feedstock.
  • Approximately 85% of the recovered liquid product falls within the C20-and-below range, aligning with naphtha cracker feedstock specifications.
  • Results validate the pilot plant's operability, support planning for longer-duration 24/7 campaigns with mixed feedstocks, and provide critical data to refine the engineering design basis for the planned First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Industrial Plant.
Material Impact
  • News Type: Operations Update / Pilot Plant Results.
  • Financial Impact: None directly disclosed. The company remains in a pre-commercialization phase with minimal revenue and ongoing operating losses.
  • Strategic Impact: Confirms the NGP pilot plant is performing as designed, reducing technical execution risk ahead of the FOAK plant. It does not alter the commercialization timeline, pricing, or capital requirements.
  • Market Context: This is a logical follow-up to the February 2026 announcement regarding the pilot plant's transition to operating campaigns. The milestone is expected and incremental to the broader scale-up roadmap.
ACT · Price
Company Overview
  • Aduro Clean Technologies is a clean technology company developing Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT), a water-based chemical recycling process that converts waste plastics into low-olefin, low-heteroatom hydrocarbons suitable for petrochemical steam cracking.
  • The company is also expanding HCT applications to paraffinic and waxy crude oils, with recent bench-scale validation and patent filings.
  • Core initiatives include operating the NGP Pilot Plant in London, Ontario, and developing a FOAK Industrial Plant at Chemelot Industrial Park in the Netherlands, targeting ~10,000 tonnes/year initial capacity.
  • The company operates in the pre-commercialization phase, focusing on technology validation, pilot operations, and commercialization roadmap development.
Read the original news release →

More from ADURO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES