We set out to make decarbonisation pay for itself
Airbridge is a privately owned Australian company that had its genesis in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The aim is simple, turning carbon that industry has to deal with into products worth selling.
How Airbridge began
Airbridge began with a contrarian idea: the carbon that industry has to deal with is not waste to bury at a cost, but a raw material it can capture, repurpose and sell.
Early work on carbon-rich industrial streams revealed a bigger opportunity. Captured CO2 could be a flexible feedstock, not just an input to one fixed product.
So the technology was built as a platform, able to turn captured carbon into limestone, fertilisers or chemical feedstocks, depending on what the market needs.
Years of research, engineering and pilot-scale work in Perth, Western Australia demonstrated it at operational scale, turning real captured CO2 into commercially relevant products.
That flexibility is the defining feature. Carbon becomes a versatile industrial input, not a waste stream.
From a working pilot to first commercial scale
Proven
A working pilot in Perth, capturing CO2 emissions at ambient conditions and turning it into valuable products.
Assessed & Verified
An independent engineering study of the path to scale.
First project
A first-of-a-kind commercial project taking shape with industry.
Scaling
Front-end design underway, with a demonstration plant next.
Repair, preserve, prevent
To deploy our technology to repair, preserve and prevent future harm to our planet.
To eliminate emissions and build new carbon-fed supply chains, for sovereign commodities and a faster path to a net zero, circular economy.
A profit-for-purpose company. Steps toward a cleaner planet.
The people behind Airbridge
Nick Lockwood
Nick is a chemical engineer with a master's in reactive distillation and 25 years across the energy and technology sectors. He focuses on sustainable, scalable industrial solutions and leads Airbridge's commercial strategy and the delivery of its projects.
Dr Sam Rudd
Sam is a chemical engineer and materials scientist with 20 years of experience across industry and applied research, including large-scale chemical manufacturing leadership and the development of patented technologies. He focuses on advanced manufacturing that addresses environmental, health and climate challenges. He is named inventor on multiple Australian and international patents, and leads Airbridge's science and technology development.
Michael Pixley
Michael brings global investment banking experience and deep expertise in technology and commodity markets. As Airbridge grows internationally, the company draws on his proven management capability and his board experience across Asian and ASX-listed companies.
Michael Oosterhof
Michael is Executive Chairman of Eastcourt Capital, Airbridge's major controlling shareholder and part of the Eastcourt Group, one of Western Australia's most respected property development and investment companies.
John Groppoli
John is Investment Director of Eastcourt Capital and Principal of GlenForest Corporate, a legal and commercial advisory practice. After more than 30 years in law, including as a partner at a national firm, he now focuses on legal consulting and independent board roles.
This is where it started
Where it goes next depends on the sites and the partners we build it with.