Pulp & paper in Japan: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

18 tracked facilities, ≈2,048,849 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing pulp & paper.

The numbers

Pulp & paper in Japan at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	18	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	2,048,849 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	113,825 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€159M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: GX-ETS voluntary phase; mandatory from FY2026, carbon levy from 2028. Tokyo cap-and-trade exists locally. Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Japan.

Largest emitters

Top 10 pulp & paper CO2 emitters in Japan

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Daio Paper Corporation - Mishima Mill	Daio Paper Corp	657,794	€50.9M
2	Daio Paper Corporation - Kani Mill	Daio Paper Corp	115,245	€8.9M
3	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd - Asahikawa Mill	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd	113,825	€8.8M
4	Hyogo Pulp Kogyo KK - Hyogo Pulp Industries Pulp Mill	—	113,825	€8.8M
5	Toho Tokushu Pulp Co. Ltd - Oyama Plant	—	113,825	€8.8M
6	Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Otake Mill	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd	113,825	€8.8M
7	KHP Kitakami HiTec Paper Co. - Division of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Pulp Mill	—	113,825	€8.8M
8	Kaga Paper Mfg. Pulp Mill	—	113,825	€8.8M
9	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd - Gotsu Mill	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd	113,825	€8.8M
10	Oji Materia Co. - Fuji Mill	Oji Holdings Corp	113,825	€8.8M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Pulp & paper in China

15,796,737 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Brazil

14,117,127 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Indonesia

6,493,185 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Finland

5,362,631 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Canada

4,686,950 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Japan

Iron & steel in Japan

101,717,091 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Japan

26,447,233 t CO2/yr

Cement in Japan

23,285,241 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Japan

8,814,008 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Japan

1,802,420 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many pulp & paper facilities does Japan have with tracked emissions?

18 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈2,048,849 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest pulp & paper emitter in Japan?

Daio Paper Corporation - Mishima Mill — ≈657,794 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€159M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.