EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Chemicals

Orion Engineered Carbons - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 4 facilities across 3 states (678K MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
678K
Reporting facilities
4
States covered
3
Overall rank
#415
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Data updated May 2026

678K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, Orion Engineered Carbons reported 678K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 4 facilities in 3 states (ranks #415 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions decreased 14% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #415 of 2,289
  • #41 in Chemicals
  • -13.8% since 2011

Orion Engineered Carbons vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company

678,390 415th of 2289 higher than 1,874 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How Orion Engineered Carbons spreads its footprint vs Chemicals peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 21 Chemicals companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (7 facilities, 7.4M MT).

Median split: 7 facilities, 7.4M MT CO₂e among Chemicals peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 21 entities by Reporting facilities (X) and Total CO₂e (million MT) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & distributedFew sites, outsized footprintMany sites, modest footprintSmall & concentrated 0102030 0M10M20M30M Reporting facilities Total CO₂e (million MT) Facility count vs. total reported CO₂e, Chemicals
Median split: 7 facilities, 7.4M MT CO₂e among Chemicals peers.

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Chemicals peer footprint table: Orion Engineered Carbons, 4 facilities, 0.68M MT CO2e. Exxon Mobil, 4 facilities, 26.19M MT CO2e. Cf Industries Holdings, 6 facilities, 20.58M MT CO2e. Chevron, 8 facilities, 16.31M MT CO2e. Phillips 66, 9 facilities, 15.35M MT CO2e. Air Products & Chemicals, 27 facilities, 14.07M MT CO2e. Valero Energy, 7 facilities, 13.11M MT CO2e. Dow, 9 facilities, 12.33M MT CO2e. Koch Industries, 9 facilities, 11.58M MT CO2e. Marathon Petroleum, 6 facilities, 9M MT CO2e. Linde, 18 facilities, 8.79M MT CO2e. Bp America, 2 facilities, 7.4M MT CO2e. Lyondellbasell Industries, 9 facilities, 6.91M MT CO2e. Shell Petroleum, 4 facilities, 6.83M MT CO2e. American Air Liquide Holdings, 12 facilities, 6.17M MT CO2e. Eastman Chemical, 6 facilities, 6.04M MT CO2e. Formosa Plastics CORP USA, 2 facilities, 5.61M MT CO2e. Nutrien US Topco, 4 facilities, 4.67M MT CO2e. Westlake Chemical, 7 facilities, 4.44M MT CO2e. Basf, 8 facilities, 3.79M MT CO2e. Occidental Petroleum, 7 facilities, 3.5M MT CO2e.

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Parent orion-engineered-carbons · 2023 #415 · 678K MT

CO2E-MODEST · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-PAIR · SECTOR-CHEMICALS · TREND-DOWN · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-MODEST 678K MT
  • UPPER-Q #415/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Optim Energy · Power Plants
  • FAC-PAIR 4 facilities
  • SPAN-PAIR 3 states
  • SECTOR-CHEMICALS Chemicals
  • TREND-DOWN −14% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Optim Energy · Power Plants (±468 MT)

Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.

2023 nearly all-CO₂ parent book

This parent's 2023 facility book is almost entirely CO₂ (100% of 678K MT CO₂e). CH₄ and N₂O together are only 0%, a CO₂-shaped GHGRP profile, not a methane story. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
100%
678K MT
CH₄
0%
46 MT
N₂O
0%
55 MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around Orion Engineered Carbons

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MMuscatine Power & Wat… · Oth…680KOptim Energy · Power Plants …679KOrion Engineered Carb… · Che…678KFreeport-Mcmoran · Chemicals…676KAltagas Services (us) · Powe…675KPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around Orion Engineered Carbons · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

Orion Engineered Carbons - top sites (MT CO₂e)

Borger Carbon Black Plant194KOrion Engineered Carbons, LL…181KOrange Carbon Black Plant174KBelpre Carbon Black Plant130K

Orion Engineered Carbons's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Emissions decline across reporting years

Orion Engineered Carbons - declining annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
678K MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
0.6M0.7M0.8M0.9M 2011201320152017201920212023 0.68M

Orion Engineered Carbons annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Orion Engineered Carbons reported 678K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 787K MT in 2011 - a decline of 13.8% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Multi-site facilities (4)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
Borger Carbon Black Plant
Chemicals
Borger, TX
194K
Orion Engineered Carbons, LLC.
Chemicals
FRANKLIN, LA
181K
Orange Carbon Black Plant
Chemicals
Orange, TX
174K
Belpre Carbon Black Plant
Chemicals
Belpre, OH
130K

Where Orion Engineered Carbons's reported CO₂e sits by state

54.1% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Texas (2 sites) ; next is Louisiana at 26.7% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.

TX367KLA181KOH130K
EPA GHGRP · Orion Engineered Carbons facility CO₂e by state · May 2026

Orion Engineered Carbons reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (678K MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.

Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice

What to do with this

Using Orion Engineered Carbons's emissions profile

  • Orion Engineered Carbons runs high-intensity per facility (170K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Chemicals sector on the Chemicals industry page.
  • It ranks #415 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
  • Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.