Facility ID: 1005675 · Chemicals

NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC

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PASADENA, TX · HARRIS COUNTY · NAICS 325110

Data updated May 2026

41K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC ranks #4,803 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #697 of 1,176 facilities in TX.

  • National rank #4,803 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #697 of 1,176 in TX
  • #379 of 534 in Chemicals
  • 100% of JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY USA parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -7.3% since 2011

NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

40,842 4803rd of 8713 higher than 3,910 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 100% of JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY USA reported parent CO₂e (41K MT of 41K MT ). Inside the EPA Chemicals sector it ranks #379 of 534 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 41K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
41K MT
CH₄
0%
19 MT
N₂O
0.1%
23 MT

Annual emissions history

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 40,842
2022 44,158
2021 42,311
2020 39,978
2019 45,107
2018 53,969
2017 47,102
2016 48,396
2015 54,346
2014 47,134
2013 44,762
2012 50,575
2011 44,077

Facility insight: NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC

NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1005675) reported 41K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in PASADENA, TX within HARRIS COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,803 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #697 of 1,176 in TX. The site is classified under Chemicals with NAICS code 325110.

Over 13 years (2011–2023), emissions stayed within a narrow band around 41K MT CO₂e (peak 54K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2015 at 54K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 24.8% below that peak (41K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2018→2019 (-16.4%, 9K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC ranks #4,803 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #697 of 1,176 facilities in TX (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC?

NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC's 41K MT CO₂e is higher than 3,910 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (45%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC emit?

NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC reported 41K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY USA does NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC represent?

NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC accounts for 100% of JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY USA's reported GHGRP CO₂e (41K MT of 41K MT).

What is NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC rank inside Chemicals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Chemicals, NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC ranks #379 of 534 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC's emissions have decreased by 7.3%. Emissions have remained relatively stable.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for NIPPON CHEMICAL TEXAS INC, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1005675. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon