About Us
Born from an Australian partnership, built for Vietnam's future
Our Story
Australian technology. Vietnamese mission.
ARC-V brings a decade of proven Australian waste-to-resource innovation to one of Southeast Asia's most urgent environmental challenges.
After 15 years of international research across seven countries, Dr. Thien Ngo returned to Vietnam and saw the scale of the waste crisis firsthand. 75,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated every day, with less than 15% recycled. The rest buried or burned.
He explored every available solution. While there were innovations in waste management, each could only solve a portion of the problem. Composting could handle food waste but left plastics untouched. Incineration could process mixed waste but produced dioxins, heavy metals, and CO2. Recycling addressed a fraction of the stream but ignored the rest. Residual waste still ended up in landfills or was incinerated, perpetuating the very crisis they were meant to solve. Every solution left something behind.
Then he found ARC in Australia. The ARC Process, developed and patented by ARC Ento Tech Ltd, converts all streams of municipal solid waste into commercial products. Truly no landfill. No incineration. No emissions. It was the complete system he had been searching for.
That discovery became ARC-V. Starting with a 5 TPD pilot facility in 2026, supported by University Bach Khoa Hanoi, Saigon High Tech Park, and Australian industrial partners, ARC-V is on a path to national scale of 3,000+ TPD across multiple provinces.
Our Team
Dr. Thien Ngo
Founder & CEO
PhD Chemist and Alexander von Humboldt Fellow with 15+ years of interdisciplinary research spanning seven countries. Deep expertise in organic synthesis, materials science, and biomedical engineering, with 50+ international publications and book chapters. Previously held research positions at leading institutions across Japan, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, and China. Founded VietNippon to commercialise international technology transfer into Vietnam.
Kevin Nguyen
COO & Head of AI
Applied AI specialist with experience across Germany and Vietnam in financial services and asset management. Previously advised financial institutions on generative AI implementation and operational strategy. At ARC-V, oversees operations and leads AI strategy to optimise waste processing, demand forecasting, and resource recovery systems.
Nolan Phan
CFO & Head of Growth
Fulbright Scholar with diverse finance experience across private wealth management, financial planning and analysis, and equity research. Background in finance and information systems with prior experience in the US managing portfolios for high-net-worth clients and building forecasting models. At ARC-V, oversees financial strategy, growth planning, and strategic partnerships.
Advisors
Ramon Atayde
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARC Ento Tech Ltd
Seasoned executive with 35+ years in production and management within mining and extractive industries. Co-founded ARC Ento Tech and led the development of the patented ARC Process. Drives technology development and business expansion across multiple facilities in New South Wales, Australia.
Mitchell Grant
CEO, ROWS Australia
Leads ROWS Australia's circular economy ventures, capital raising, and global market expansion. Drives commercial strategy for the EcoLoop initiative in Vietnam, connecting waste processing technology with industrial customers in steel, concrete, and agriculture.
Bill Vanstone
Chairman, ROWS Australia
Oversees strategy, governance, and investor alignment for ROWS Australia. Instrumental in forging the exclusive technology licensing partnership with ARC Ento Tech and expanding ROWS's international footprint across the Asia-Pacific region.
Paolo Atayde
Director of Growth, ROWS Australia
Manages operations, investor engagement, and global expansion for ROWS Australia. Leads business development efforts in Vietnam and supports the commercial rollout of waste-to-resource technology across new markets.
Strategic Partners
Technology partners, research institutions, and industrial customers across Vietnam and Australia.
