Aduro Clean Technologies Inc.

Release Highlights:

• Aduro is joining a delegation at the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada from April 23-29th, 2024.
• INC-4 welcomes over 4,200 delegates who will finalize agreements on various aspects within the plastic industry, from design, capacity building, and waste management.
• The treaty hopes to promote a circular economy for plastics, emphasizing recycling and reusability to prevent plastic pollution while retaining their beneficial properties.

Release Highlights:

• Aduro is pleased to announce its participation at two industry conferences (CHEMREC I 2024 and RMC 2024) focused on the advancement of advanced chemical recycling and renewable materials.
• CHEMREC I (April 28 – May 2, 2024 – Malaga, Spain) will be the 1st International Conference exclusively dedicated to the thermochemical recycling of plastic waste. This discussion will include techno-economic analyses and life cycle assessments.
• Renewable Materials Conference (June 11 -13, 2024 – Siegburg / Cologne, Germany) is the world’s largest conference on chemicals and materials based on biomass, carbon capture and utilization (CCU), and chemical recycling. Aduro is one of six nominees in attendance for the Renewable Material of the Year Award 2024.

Content Highlights:

• Aduro provided an update on its research project titled “Tuning Supercritical Fluids for Polymer Recycling to Monomers and Chemicals” in partnership with Western University.
• Launched in early 2023 with a generous $1.15 million in grant funding from the NSERC Alliance and Mitacs Accelerate Grants Program, complemented by a $382,500 additional contribution from Aduro, this three-year project is focused on advancing the company’s polymer recycling program through conscientious research, while providing high-quality training and mentoring to the project researchers to develop them as highly qualified personnel for advanced polymer recycling.

• MBM Company, with extensive manufacturing operations across 20+ countries and a global distribution reach, generates multi-billion-dollar annual revenues.
• MBM Company is recognized for its vast range of building materials and is dedicated to promoting sustainability through material circularity—emphasizing the recycling and reuse of materials across its product lines. Their extensive product line includes solutions for infrastructure, energy systems, municipal sewer, ventilation, and water treatment.
• The engagement will begin with a technical evaluation project focused on assessing the potential of Hydrochemolytic™ Technology (HCT) for recycling cross-linked polymers, a key material in the client’s product range. The test samples will be sourced from waste streams at the client’s production facilities. 

• MFP Company is a prominent player in the global food processing and distribution sector, boasting an attractive portfolio of well-known brands, operates in over 15 countries and generates multi-billion-dollar annual revenues.
• At the core of its operations, MFP Company integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, focusing on innovation and efficiency. The company is dedicated to recycling or recovering 90% of its solid waste and aims to reduce plastic use, increase the use of biodegradable and recycled materials, and minimize the use of virgin plastic.
• MFP Company advocates for a circular economy approach to address packaging pollution, innovating in sustainable packaging design, and advocating for the reuse and recycling of materials. This strategy is in alignment with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principles, underlining its leadership and commitment to minimizing environmental impact and leading the industry towards a more sustainable future.

• Aduro announces its upcoming conference attendance schedule (download content for list of conferences and dates).
• Additionally, the Company has entered into a new marketing and consulting agreement with Outside the Box Capital Inc. to provide marketing and investor relations services.

• Since commencing the commissioning of its Continuous Flow Plastic Reactor in 2023, Aduro has conducted over 240 test runs on a variety of feedstock compositions, with the longest test stretching to 36 hours.
• The unit was committed to run experiments both for our Customer Engagement Program (CEP) and to achieve research goals, working with a broad variety of feedstocks and advancing the design of the Next Generation Process.
• Aduro considers its CEP approach crucial to assuring maximum alignment with market needs and changes therein, and to connect to specialized competences and expertise, and as such the CEP has significantly contributed to the advancement and refinement of Aduro’s Next Generation Process.

Highlights:

• Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. will be featured in the upcoming Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid documentary series, showcasing its innovative HydrochemolyticTM Technology (HCT) for transforming waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils into valuable resources.
• The documentary segment aims to highlight Aduro’s commitment to addressing environmental challenges such as plastic pollution and sustainable resource utilization, offering a platform for educating the public and industry stakeholders about scalable, sustainable solutions.
• The inclusion in the documentary underscores the relevance and urgency of Aduro’s work in the contemporary environmental landscape, emphasizing the company’s dedication to creating a sustainable future through technology innovation and responsible resource management.