Aduro Selects the Netherlands for First-of-a-kind Plant
Canada-based company Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., a clean technology enterprise using chemistry to transform lower-value feedstocks – like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils – into resources, will build its planned industrial plant in the Netherlands.
The company has selected the Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard-Geleen, located within the Chemelot chemical site. The planned industrial-scale-up facility will host “a First-of-a-Kind industrial plant deploying Hydrochemolytic Technology” for the chemical recycling of waste plastics, building on prior pilot scale validation, the information said. The new plant would represent the next phase of Aduro’s progression toward commercial operation, with the facility intended to support successive phases of scale-up and optimization following successful initial operation.
“Chemelot is one of Europe’s leading integrated chemical industry clusters and hosts a broad range of chemical and materials production facilities and supporting services. The site includes shared utilities, centralized wastewater treatment, established site-wide safety and operating standards, and an umbrella environmental permitting framework designed to support efficient and predictable industrial project development,” the Canadian firm explained the decision. “Chemelot has articulated a long-term ambition to transition toward a climate-neutral, circular chemistry and materials site, with a particular focus on increasing the use of non-fossil and circular feedstocks, supported by the interconnectedness of industrial operations and innovation activities across the site. As an established site for steam cracking and downstream polymer production, Chemelot provides a relevant industrial environment for technologies producing circular hydrocarbon intermediates intended as alternatives to fossil-based naphtha.”
The choosing of Chemelot Industrial Park followed an extensive site-selection campaign initiated by Aduro in late 2025 as part of its structured scale-up program. “Over several months, the company conducted due diligence across multiple candidate locations, narrowing the process to four finalist sites before selecting Chemelot based on technical, industrial, and strategic criteria,” the company said. “Northwest Europe was identified as a preferred region due to its established waste management infrastructure, concentration of downstream industrial partners and end markets, and evolving regulation supporting circular materials.”
The envisaged plant for Aduro’s industrial scale-up facility is expected to begin operations at an initial processing capacity of approximately 10,000 tons per year, with the selected site providing sufficient space and infrastructure to support phased expansion and a long-term industrial presence.
adurocleantech.com, chemelot.nl
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 1/2026, Page 16)
