I have no doubt that you have a constructive attitude in your question, but the answer is yes.
What has been done so far in chronological order is that first, it was tested in so-called batch mode, meaning a single load of plastic waste was fed into the reactor. After this, the same was tested on a very small scale with a so-called continuous feed, where a conveyor belt continuously pushed plastic waste into the reactor.
Both tests passed. Now we are waiting for the next phase, which is the results from the pilot plant, where significantly larger quantities will be fed continuously. The final phase will be in just over a year when the commercial-scale demonstration plant is completed, and precise results will also be obtained regarding the economic aspect of the operation. This demonstration plant is estimated to process 8 thousand tons, or 8 million kilograms, of plastic waste per year. Or rather, just under a thousand kilograms per hour on average.
Following the agreed program, Aduro conducted a series of technical evaluations to assess the performance of its patented chemistry, including selectivity toward steam-crackable hydrocarbons in the Câ âCââ range, suppression of olefin formation, and tolerance to common contaminants such as PET, polyamides, and PVC. Under the tested conditions, the process yielded over 80 percent liquid hydrocarbons with lower gas and char formation. These findings suggest potential advantages in feedstock flexibility, product selectivity, and process efficiency. In addition, Aduro advanced its understanding of reaction kinetics and process design parameters, which now inform the further development of its proprietary system architecture.
These results confirm that Hydrochemolyticâą Technology holds the potential to convert complex, contaminated waste plastics into high-quality liquid hydrocarbons under continuous operation, using readily available industrial equipment. The program also provided external validation of Aduroâs process-design model, establishing confidence in its engineering scale-up pathway from continuous flow reactor to Next Generation Process (NGP) Pilot Plant and future Demonstration Plant stages. Insights gained through this collaboration supported ongoing efforts to optimize process performance and informed the Companyâs ongoing Pilot Plant commissioning and the engineering design of its Demonstration-scale facility, targeted for approximately 8,000 tonnes per year of input capacity.
So, the Shell GameChanger program has been completed with excellent results. We now have another external evaluation finished, and this is very good to present to all partners.
An 80% yield from mixed plastic waste is a really strong performance. To put it a bit bluntly, one could say that when 1000kg of plastic waste is collected from household plastic recycling bins and put into Aduroâs reactor, the result is 800kg of liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as raw material for refining various plastic and oil products.
If one wants to estimate the financial side, the price of bionaphtha seems to be around 2000 USD per ton. So, a 25-kiloton production facility would roughly generate 40 million dollars in revenue per year. And the plan is to build many such production facilities around the world, either by Aduro or through a license to a third party.