LONDON, O ta io, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
The collabo atio , a ou ced i Decembe 2025, is st uctu ed as a phased, data-d ive evaluatio of flexible plastic packagi g collected th ough ecove y systems i Mexico. Phase 1 d ew o ECOCE’s o goi g atio al feedstock mappi g p og am, co ducted fo its membe compa ies, f om which the pa ties completed the selectio of ca didate mate ial st eams fo the ext stage of wo k. Led by ECOCE, the mappi g ide tified multiple post-co sume flexible packagi g st eams a d assessed them fo estimated availability, collectio outes, physical fo m, co tami atio p ofile, a d p epa atio equi eme ts. The wo k ide tified ca didate st eams with sufficie t available volume to suppo t a i dust ially eleva t evaluatio a d with mate ial cha acte istics that wa a t adva ceme t to HCT testi g.
Flexible plastic packagi g is o e of the most difficult mate ial catego ies to ma age withi existi g ecycli g systems. These st eams ca i clude polyethyle e, polyp opyle e, a d multilaye packagi g fo mats, alo g with i ks, adhesives, mixed st uctu es, small fo mats, a d va yi g levels of co tami atio . I li e with the waste hie a chy, eductio , euse, a d mecha ical ecycli g emai p efe ed optio s whe e they a e tech ically a d eco omically viable. Fo flexible packagi g st eams that a e ot well suited to mecha ical o physical ecycli g, the collabo atio is evaluati g whethe HCT ca p ovide a oute to ecove hyd oca bo value f om these mate ials a d help etu them to the plastics value chai .
ECOCE has ide tified flexible plastic packagi g as a majo a d g owi g mate ial catego y i Mexico, with available data i dicati g that app oximately 1.5 millio to es of flexible plastic packagi g a e ge e ated a ually i the cou t y. Phase 1 has built o that ma ket co text by mappi g ca didate flexible a d multilaye plastic packagi g waste st eams, i cludi g mate ial catego ies, collectio outes, geog aphic sou ci g, a d i dicative co tami atio levels. The mate ials mapped th ough Phase 1 i clude flexible polyp opyle e packagi g, flexible polyethyle e packagi g, a d multilaye flexible packagi g, i cludi g commo post-co sume fo mats such as s ack a d cookie w appe s, g oce y a d b ead bags, seed a d g ai packagi g, pet food packagi g, cold-cut a d dai y packagi g, a d esealable pouch fo mats.
ECOCE’s wo k with leadi g food a d beve age compa ies, ep ese ti g mo e tha 400 b a ds, gives the collabo atio p actical eleva ce to packagi g value-chai p io ities a d the eed fo c edible ci cula ity optio s fo difficult-to- ecycle flexible packagi g. The objective is to build a evide ce-based u de sta di g of how selected flexible packagi g st eams ca move th ough a ci cula value chai : f om post-co sume collectio a d cha acte izatio , th ough feedstock p epa atio a d HCT co ve sio , to liquid hyd oca bo p oducts fo evaluatio by pet ochemical a d polyme value chai s.
With Phase 1 complete a d the ext-phase testi g p og am defi ed, the collabo atio ow moves i to HCT testi g of selected mate ial st eams. Adu o will begi with lab-scale evaluatio to assess how selected Mexica flexible a d multilaye plastic waste st eams espo d to HCT, i cludi g p ocessability, p oduct cha acte istics, yield, esidues, co tami a t behaviou , a d mass bala ce. As pa t of this ext phase, Ad iá Velasco, Di ecto of Flexible Plastic Packagi g at ECOCE, will visit Adu o facilities to eview the testi g pathway, sample equi eme ts, a d pilot-scale developme t p og am. The visit will help alig ECOCE’s k owledge of ecove y systems i Mexico with the Compa y’s tech ical evaluatio p ocess as selected st eams move f om feedstock mappi g i to HCT testi g. Successful lab-scale esults will i fo m p og essio to Phase 3 testi g o the Next Ge e atio P ocess (“NGP”) Pilot Pla t to suppo t scale-up assessme t, custome evaluatio , a d futu e comme cial a alysis.
“Phase 1 has moved this collabo atio f om a ma ket oppo tu ity i to a defi ed tech ical feedstock p og am,” said Ofe Vicus, CEO of Adu o. “ECOCE b i gs p actical i sight i to how flexible packagi g moves th ough Mexica ecove y systems, helpi g us select ep ese tative mate ial st eams fo HCT testi g. The ext phase will ge e ate the data that matte s fo scale-up a d eco omics, i cludi g p ocessability, p oduct quality, yield, co tami a t behaviou , a d the pote tial value of HCT-de ived liquids as ci cula hyd oca bo feedstocks. This is how Adu o adva ces comme cializatio : by co ecti g eal mate ials, dow st eam equi eme ts, eco omic validatio , a d a clea pathway f om lab testi g to the NGP Pilot Pla t.”
“Flexible plastic packagi g is o e of the most impo ta t mate ial-ma ageme t challe ges i Mexico,” said Ad iá Velasco, Di ecto of Flexible Plastic Packagi g at ECOCE. “Th ough this collabo atio , ECOCE is helpi g co ect eal ecove y-system data with the tech ical wo k eeded to evaluate ci cula solutio s fo these mate ials. My visit to Adu o facilities as the collabo atio moves i to HCT testi g will allow us to eview the testi g pathway di ectly, alig o sample equi eme ts, a d bette u de sta d how selected Mexica flexible packagi g st eams could be evaluated fo etu to the plastics value chai .”
Results f om the ext phase will give Adu o a d ECOCE the tech ical a d eco omic evide ce to help assess mate ial suitability, p oduct quality, scale-up equi eme ts, a d futu e comme cial optio s fo etu i g difficult-to- ecycle flexible packagi g to the plastics value chai .
ECOCE, A.C. is a o -p ofit civil associatio i Mexico c eated a d suppo ted by the food a d beve age i dust y to p omote the p ope ma ageme t, collectio , a d ecycli g of post-co sume packagi g waste. ECOCE b i gs togethe leadi g beve age a d food compa ies, ep ese ti g mo e tha 400 b a ds, alo g with st ategic allies wo ki g to adva ce ci cula eco omy p actices fo packagi g i Mexico.
ECOCE wo ks with i dust y, gove me t, educatio al i stitutio s, civil society, a d citize s to st e gthe ecycli g cultu e, suppo t p ope sepa atio a d ecove y of packagi g mate ials, a d help di ect post-co sume packagi g i to ecycli g systems. As ECOCE expa ds its focus f om PET a d othe established mate ial st eams to flexible plastic packagi g, it b i gs p actical k owledge of Mexico ecove y systems, packagi g fo mats, collectio i f ast uctu e, a d membe -compa y ci cula ity p io ities. Fo fu the i fo matio , visit www.ecoce.mx.
Adu o Clea Tech ologies is a develope of pate ted wate -based tech ologies to chemically ecycle waste plastics; co ve t heavy c ude a d bitume i to lighte , mo e valuable oil; a d t a sfo m e ewable oils i to highe -value fuels o e ewable chemicals. The Compa y’s Hyd ochemolytic™ tech ology elies o wate as a c itical age t i a chemist y platfo m that ope ates at elatively low tempe atu es a d cost, a game-cha gi g app oach that co ve ts low-value feedstocks i to esou ces fo the 21st ce tu y. Fo fu the i fo matio , visit www.adu oclea tech.com.
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This ews elease co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of applicable Ca adia a d U.S. secu ities laws, i cludi g the U.S. P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i this elease i clude, but a e ot limited to: stateme ts ega di g the collabo atio betwee Adu o a d ECOCE; the cha acte izatio , selectio , a d evaluatio of Mexica flexible plastic packagi g st eams; the pote tial applicatio of Adu o Hyd ochemolytic™ Tech ology to post-co sume flexible plastic packagi g; the pla ed p og essio f om lab-scale testi g to pote tial Next Ge e atio P ocess Pilot Pla t t ial u s; the pote tial ge e atio of p oduct-quality, mass-bala ce, scale-up, custome evaluatio , tech ical, a d comme cial assessme t data; ma ket dema d fo ci cula feedstocks; the pote tial fo HCT-de ived hyd oca bo p oducts to suppo t pet ochemical a d polyme value chai s; the pote tial developme t of busi ess models o futu e HCT-based facilities i Mexico; a d b oade comme cializatio a d ma ket developme t pla s.
Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based o ma ageme t cu e t expectatio s a d assumptio s, i cludi g assumptio s ega di g: the availability, quality, compositio , a d suitability of feedstock st eams; the ability of ECOCE to p ovide eleva t feedstock i fo matio ; the ability of Adu o to co duct staged tech ical testi g; the pe fo ma ce of HCT ac oss selected mate ial st eams; the scalability of esults f om lab-scale testi g a d NGP Pilot Pla t ope atio s; the availability of pa t e s, custome s, facilities, capital, a d egulato y app ovals; co ti ued dema d fo ci cula feedstocks; a d the stability of policy, ma ket, a d eco omic co ditio s suppo ti g ci cula plastics. These stateme ts a e subject to a umbe of isks a d u ce tai ties, i cludi g, but ot limited to: the isk that selected mate ials may ot be suitable fo HCT p ocessi g; the isk that lab-scale o NGP Pilot Pla t esults may ot suppo t comme cial applicatio ; the isk that p oduct quality, yield, mass bala ce, o eco omics may ot meet expectatio s; challe ges i sou ci g, p epa i g, shippi g, o p ocessi g feedstock; delays i testi g, a alysis, co t acti g, pe mitti g, fi a ci g, o pa t e e gageme t; cha ges i egulato y f amewo ks o ma ket accepta ce of ci cula feedstocks; competitio f om othe ecycli g o waste-ma ageme t pathways; isks elated to the Compa y’s tech ology a d i tellectual p ope ty; isks elated to ma ket accepta ce a d comme cializatio ; isks elated to cha ges i laws, egulatio s, o policies; a d othe facto s desc ibed i the Compa y’s public fili gs available at www.seda plus.ca a d o the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Actual esults may diffe mate ially f om those exp essed o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Reade s a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Except as equi ed by law, Adu o u de takes o obligatio to update o evise a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, whethe as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e eve ts, o othe wise.
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