Aduro selects Netherlands as site for industrial scale-up facility

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., a chemical recycling company headquartered in London, Ontario, has announced the selection of the Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands, as the location for it planned industrial scale-up facility.

According to Aduro, the facility will host a first-of-its-kind industrial plant deploying the company’s Hydrochemolytic technology for the chemical recycling of waste plastics, building on prior pilot scale validation. The facility aims to support Aduro’s progression toward commercial operation and successive phases of scale-up and optimization following successful initial operation.

“Selecting Chemelot marks a pivotal point in the scale-up pathway we outlined last year,” Ofer Vicus, CEO of Aduro, says. “From the outset, our objective has been to transition from pilot-scale validation to an industrial facility capable of operating under real-world conditions, producing commercially relevant outputs and supporting future growth. Chemelot provides the infrastructure, industrial integration and expansion capability required not just for our first-of-a-kind facility, but rather, as a foundation toward a full commercial deployment of increased processing capacity.”

The site selection follows a campaign initiated by Aduro in late 2025 as part of its structured scale-up program. Over several months, the company says it conducted due diligence across multiple candidate locations, narrowing the process to four finalist sites before selecting Chemelot. Northwest Europe was identified as a preferred region due to its established waste management infrastructure, evolving regulation supporting circular materials and concentration of downstream industrial partners and end markets.

The plant is expected to begin operations at an initial processing capacity of approximately 10,000 tonnes annually, with the site providing space and infrastructure to support expansion and long-term industrial presence, Aduro says.

“Aduro’s first-of-a-kind facility is exactly the kind of investment that strengthens our position as a European leader in circular and climate-neutral chemistry,” says Stephan Satijn, regional minister for economy, finance and business operations and public affairs, as well as vice president of the European Chemical Regions Network. “By converting waste streams into valuable raw materials, projects like this contribute directly to our sustainability goals while reinforcing the industrial backbone of the Netherlands and the province of Limburg. We are proud to welcome innovators who help accelerate the transition to a future-proof chemical sector.”

Chemelot is one of Europe’s leading integrated chemical industry clusters and hosts a range of chemical and materials production facilities and supporting services. The Chemelot site includes shared utilities, centralized wastewater treatment, site-wide safety and operating standards and an umbrella environmental permitting framework, Aduro says.

“We are proud that Aduro has chosen Chemelot as the home for its first-of-a-kind industrial facility,” Frank Schaap, business development director of Chemelot, says. “Their project reinforces our long-term ambition to become a frontrunner in circular and low-carbon chemistry. Aduro strengthens the existing ecosystem on our site and contributes to building scalable circular feedstock routes that can be fully embedded in our integrated value chains. This is precisely the type of innovation that accelerates our transition toward a climate-neutral chemical industry.”

Brightlands Chemelot Campus is located at Chemelot, providing access to applied research capabilities and shared laboratory and development infrastructure, Aduro says. The company has been active within the Brightlands ecosystem since 2021 as part of its European technology development activities.

“At Brightlands Chemelot Campus, we are committed to helping breakthrough technologies make the leap from the lab to industrial reality,” Astrid Boeijen, CEO at Brightlands Chemelot Campus, says. “Aduro’s scale-up facility fits perfectly with our mission to enable and support scale up, accelerate innovation and connect companies with the partners and expertise they need to succeed. By choosing Chemelot, Aduro becomes part of a strong innovation ecosystem that is jointly shaping the future of circular chemistry. We are excited and proud to support them on this journey toward large-scale impact.”