Between shared passion
and combined expertise,
there is chemistry
How it all began...
The story starts off in Canada. Ofer Vicus and Marcus Trygstad co-founded the company on November 15, 2011, after almost 3 years of research and investigation in the bitumen upgrading space. The initial goal was to find better ways to upgrade heavy petroleum, specifically Alberta bitumen, and focus on improving the environmental profile of the upgrading process. In search of alternatives to conventional petrochemical technologies involving costly diluents and complex operations, Aduro scientists pursued a unique approach. This resulted in the breakthrough discovery and development of the HydrochemolyticTM Technology (HCT).
Evolution of the Aduro technology platform
We didn’t just stop there. Thanks to the creativity of our principal scientist and the technical brilliance of our R&D team, we could tap into the full potential of HCT. In our exploratory journey, we took the learnings gathered over the years and applied them innovatively to further expand the scope of the core technology. This led to the development of our transformative chemical recycling solution. Its potential to address many of the environmental, operational, and economic challenges faced by traditional plastic recycling technologies marked a significant breakthrough for Aduro Clean Technologies.
Together with advancing our bitumen upgrading and plastics upcycling processes, we are also working on upgrading renewable oils and transforming them into high value materials. Going forward, we are committed to applying the transformative power of chemistry through novel technologies to achieve harmony between economic progress and environmental sustainability.
Management team
Idea to turn heavy oil into lighter crude was born
2011
Aduro Energy Inc. was established
2011
Successful submission of 1st family of patents for bitumen without rejection
2013
Partnership with Western University in Sarnia, Ontario
2013
First scientist was hired
2013
Partnership with Greenfield Global for new market segment: renewables
2015
Successful submission of 2nd family of patents for renewables
2016
Focus back on heavy oil with lessons learned from renewables
2017
Successful submission of 3rd family of patents for plastics
2018
Partner with international heavy oil company to focus research on bitumen
2019
Discovery that we can make a difference in the plastics recycling market
2020
Executed reverse take-over (RTO) with Dimension Five to establish Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc.; listed on CSE
2021
Focus on the commercialization of market segments: heavy crudes and plastic waste
2021
Building continuous flow units for heavy crudes and plastic waste plus Flashdrum unit
2022
Start of Customer Engagement Program
2022
Aduro selected to participate in Shell Game Changer Program
2022
Commissioned continuous flow reactors for plastics and bitumen
2023
Opening of our first office and laboratory in London, Ontario
2023
Aduro Clean Technologies B.V.
2023
New website launches
2023
