Press release -
Dr. Christian Lach appointed Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer in Quantafuel
Quantafuel ASA continues its preparation for international growth and a continuous focus on technology development through the appointment of Dr. Christian Lach as Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer.
Dr. Lach comes from the position as Project Lead ChemCycling in BASF.
"We are excited about attracting a resource like Chris, one of the most recognized profiles in the international chemical recycling industry. His deep experience and knowledge in technology, with a proven commercial track record, will make a great contribution to Quantafuel. We are excited about our long-term partnership with BASF and are looking forward to being working even closer with Chris onboard," says Kjetil Bøhn, CEO of Quantafuel.
"I am happy to become a part of the Quantafuel team," says Dr. Christian Lach, and continues: "During these exciting times, I am convinced that flexible and innovative companies like Quantafuel are at the forefront of the profound change in our industrial landscape. I am looking forward to further deepening our cooperation with BASF and to speed up the transition towards a circular economy."
"We thank Christian Lach for his contribution to our ChemCyclingTM project and wish him all the best. At the same time, we look forward to continuing our cooperation with Quantafuel and all our other partners to accelerate the development of chemical recycling," says Lars Kissau, Senior Vice President Global Strategic Business Development, BASF.
Dr. Christian Lach is an internationally experienced manager with a proven track record managing business in commodity as well as specialty chemicals, strategy development, establishing organizational structures, mergers & acquisitions including integration of acquired organisation, and a focus on market-driven innovation. Dr. Lach holds a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from University of Freiburg, Germany.
From day one, Quantafuel’s fundamental idea has been to solve the world’s plastic waste problem by transforming soiled plastic into new products. What makes Quantafuel unique, is that we have developed technology that purifies the gas formed by the process and alter the molecules. This allows us to produce a chemically-recycled, attractive product that satisfies a huge demand in the market.
Quantafuel solution is to place a value on plastic waste. We must start treating used plastic as a valuable resource, establishing a model for waste plastic collection and upgrading it to recycled products. The entire value chain needs to be circular.
