Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill — Japan
Pulp & Paper Mill in Japan. Approximate location 39.74677, 140.05833.
Pulp & Paper MillJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Japan. Its listed capacity is 170,000 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. It is operated by Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #3 among 4 pulp & paper mills in Japan. It emits about 44,730 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.03% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 51% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375582.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Nippon Paper Akita power station · Coal · 112 MW · 1 km
- Mukaihama Biomass power station · Biomass · 20 MW · 2 km
- Akita · Oil · 1,300 MW · 4 km
- Ikawa - Juwi Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2 MW · 17 km
- Noshiro power station · Coal · 1,800 MW · 50 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 170,000 t of pulp & paper, Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill is below the median pulp & paper mill in Japan (438,000 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 44,730 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 45k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €3.4M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Japan
Listed capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 39.7°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1392 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #3 largest of 4 pulp & paper mills in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- KHP Kitakami HiTec Paper Co. - Division of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Mitsubishi Materials Iwate Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 177,401 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 39.74677, 140.05833. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill?
Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Japan. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
What capacity is listed for Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill?
The open dataset lists 170,000 t of pulp & paper of capacity for Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill.
How much CO₂ does Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill emit?
The page uses about 44,730 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #95 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill located?
Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill is in Japan at approximately 39.74677, 140.05833.
Who operates Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Akita Mill?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd.