Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., a clean technology company specializing in transforming lower value feedstocks such as waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils into valuable resources, has announced that its European subsidiary, Aduro Clean Technologies Europe BV, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Ortessa Groep BV, a Dutch waste management company. The MOU aims to evaluate the development of a feedstock logistics center to support Aduro's first-of-a-kind industrial site at Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
Partnership Details
The collaboration focuses on ensuring a secure, reliable, and efficient supply of specification-ready post-use feedstock for Aduro's FOAK project. Ortessa brings extensive experience in waste collection, management, processing, and valorization through its group of operating companies. The potential partnership will assess feedstock preparation and logistics pathways, including the identification and aggregation of suitable post-use feedstock streams, evaluation of pre-treatment requirements such as cleaning, drying, and agglomeration, and development of inventory management, quality control, documentation, and logistics systems.
Advancing the FOAK Project
Aduro's FOAK project advances the company's chemical recycling scale-up pathway for waste plastics by moving its Hydrochemolytic Technology toward industrial implementation. The company is developing an industrial-scale site with civil works, utilities, and infrastructure planned for expansion readiness. The MOU builds on previously announced milestones, including the selection of Chemelot as the site, engagement of Ebert HERA B.V. for permitting, signing of a letter of intent for offtake, and appointment of Jan Lemmens as Project Director.
Ofer Vicus, CEO of Aduro, commented: "Feedstock logistics and support are key components of FOAK project execution and its future growth. As we advance the FOAK project at Chemelot, we are working across practical workstreams required to support industrial deployment. We see meaningful potential in this collaboration for both companies and look forward to advancing the next steps together."
