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[The Challenge]

Aviation fuel has a global mandate problem.

The UK and EU have mandated increasing SAF blending: 2%→10% SAF by 2030 in the UK and 2%→6% by 2030 in EU. The supply for SAF, however, barely exists. The primary feedstock for SAF production (HEFA) is heavily limited which constraints its long term potential. Ultra-low carbon ethanol is the missing feedstock for long-term SAF production

Aviation can't go electric — SAF is the only scalable decarbonisation pathway

Ultra-low carbon ethanol is the ideal long-term feedstock for SAF production

[Our Breakthrough]

A catalyst that redefines what’s possible.

Our proprietary MOF catalyst converts captured CO₂ and green hydrogen into ethanol in one step.

Inspired by the 2025 Nobel Prize–winning metal–organic framework technology, COOloop’s novel catalyst enables direct conversion of captured CO₂ and green hydrogen into ethanol. It combines high selectivity, high yield and modular scalability to deliver ultra-low carbon and compliance-ready ethanol.

Lower carbon intensity than any ethanol in the market today

Modular reactors (10 kt–100 kt scale) designed for flexible operation

IP for the catalyst platform technology has been recently filed

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[The Market]

A legally mandated market worth €9 billion by 2035

e-SAF demand is expected to reach 1 Mt by 2030 and 3 Mt by 2035. This huge demand is being driven by UK and EU mandates to blend e-SAF with conventional jet fuel. Compliance is non-optional. Airlines are mandated to blend e-SAF from 2030, scaling to 35% by 2050. Synthetic ethanol via Alcohol-to-Jet is the most efficient compliance pathway to meet these targets. Road and marine transport fuels also contribute to this €9 billion market, with e-ethanol being the ideal fuel blend to meet mandates.

TAM for e-SAF = €9bn by 2035

Synthetic ethanol-to-jet is the compliance pathway

Ultra-low carbon ethanol is the missing feedstock

[Why COOloop Wins]

Direct route. Carbon source flexibility. Scalable.

COOloop turns captured CO₂ and hydrogen directly into ethanol through a patented MOF-based catalytic process. The result: a synthetic route towards ultra-low carbon ethanol, that is a drop-in for ethanol-to-jet processes for e-SAF production.

Our patented technology offers a direct CO₂-to-ethanol route, a single-step reaction pathway that simplifies industrial plant designs and reduces capital costs

Our modular reactors are designed for biogenic CO₂ (durable long-term under EU rules) but also compatible with industrial point-source CO₂ for near-term margin.

[The Impact]

Ultra-low carbon by design.

Each tonne of acetic acid made through COOloop can prevent over 2 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions.

At industrial scale, this means 17 million tonnes of CO₂ avoided annually within 10 years

—turning emissions into value.

[The Team]

Experience that bridges science and industry.

COOloop is led by a team combining deep industrial experience with cutting-edge catalysis research.

Meet Our Team

Ike Omambala

CEO & Co-Founder

25 + years in chemicals & climate innovation

Raj Lakshman

CTO & Co-Founder

Catalyst engineer, co-inventor of the MOF-derived catalyst platform for CO₂-to-chemicals

Advisors

CEO & Co-Founder

Prof Akshat Tanksale (Monash University)
Simon Hombersley (Xampla; Former CEO)
Robin Harrison (Former Synthomer, Kraton)

[Vision]

We’re building the future of carbon-to-chemicals.

Our first application is acetic acid — but the platform extends to other key molecules across C1 and C2 chemistry.

We’re engaging partners and investors to accelerate pilot deployment and commercial scale-up.

Turning Carbon into Chemicals —Starting with Ethanol

Redeeming Carbon. Decarbonising Transport Fuels.