KBR selected as commercialization partner for Samsara Eco recycling plant

KBR (KBR) announced it will support biotech innovator, Samsara Eco, to design its plastics and textile enzymatic recycling plant, due for completion in early 2028. Samsara Eco’s enzymatic recycling technology aims to create a continuous recycling loop for some of the most common types of plastic and synthetic fiber. Powered by Samsara Eco’s proprietary AI platform, the company’s patented enzymes break down plastic to its original building blocks which aim to allow plastics to be continuously remanufactured into new products without degradation in quality and with a low carbon footprint. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will perform a pre-FEED of the project by the end of Q2. KBR’s technical and commercial experts will then deliver a FEED engineering package for the process design to build a 20,000 metric tons per year commercial facility for nylon.