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Samsara Eco has announced the appointment of Lars Kissau, Ph.D., as its first general manager of Asia. Based in Singapore, Kissau will lead the company’s expansion across Asia as it scales operations and prepares to open the company’s first commercial nylon 6,6 facility in 2028.
Kissau joins from BASF, where he spent the last two decades leading business operations for the global chemicals company. Most recently, he led the company’s net zero accelerator, which focused on implementing and accelerating low-carbon and circular economy technologies.
“We’re rapidly scaling to meet market demand for low-carbon, circular materials,” says Paul Riley, CEO and founder of Samsara Eco. “We’ve just opened our first plant in regional Australia and have our eyes firmly set on our first nylon 6,6 plant in Asia.”
“Samsara Eco’s technology is not a niche solution but one that can scale and create real-world change. Nylon and mixed plastics have historically been a challenge to recycle, which is why Samsara Eco’s potential is so promising. The technology has the power to change the whole value chain of plastics, and with it, change industries,” says Kissau.