Samsara Eco has opened its first full scale EosEco enzymatic recycling plant at its headquarters in Jerrabomberra, Australia.

It will produce virgin-identical, low-carbon circular materials, including recycled nylon 6.6 and polyester, with broad applications across the apparel, packaging and automotive sectors.

EosEco uses AI-crafted enzymes to break down mixed plastics destined for landfill into recycled raw materials, ready for brands to incorporate into their next product lines. The facility also houses expanded enzyme production facilities, allowing Samsara Eco to further build out its proprietary AI-powered enzyme discovery and development platform to find recycling solutions for a broader range of plastics.

“This is a proud milestone for us and the broader circular economy,” said CEO and founder Paul Riley. “In just four years we’ve scaled from bench research through to pilot and demonstration and now our first plant. This is a true tipping point for circularity, shifting circular materials from early-stage innovation to mainstream reality.

“Brand demand and supportive new regulations are helping to clear the path forward. Our new facility will help brands deliver circularity with the capacity to produce the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of garments annually,”

The circular materials made at Jerrabomberra will feature in upcoming product lines for global brands like lululemon, as well as pilot programmes and trials with brands across textiles, automotive and packaging. It will also host world-first research including finding recycling solutions for the likes of spandex with The Lycra Company and a collaboration with Deakin University’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub,as  part of the Australian Government’s Trailblazer Universities programme.

Jerrabomberra provides a runway for Samsara Eco’s first dedicated nylon 6.6 commercial plant which is being designed with engineering partner KBR and due to open in Asia in 2028. This 20,000-ton facility will be the first of a fleet of international commercial facilities based on EosEco technology.  

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