Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility — Japan
Chemical Plant in Japan. Approximate location 33.96193, 132.11044.
Chemical PlantJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility is a chemical plant in Japan. Its listed capacity is 181,440 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. It is operated by Tokuyama Corp. By capacity it ranks #3 among 8 chemical plants in Japan. It emits about 39,686 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.02% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 85% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257197.
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.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 181,440 t of chemical, Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility is around the median chemical plant in Japan (157,704 t of chemical). Subsector: chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 39,686 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 40k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility 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 €3.0M/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 chemical plants in Japan
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Tokuyama Corp.
Local climate
Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.0°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 1350 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 8 chemical plants in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Nippon Stainless Steel Yamaguchi Works (Hikari Area) steel plant · Steel Plant · 97,836 t CO₂
- Idemitsu Kosan Tokuyama Refinery · Refinery · 179,808 t CO₂
- Idemitsu Kosan Tokuyama , Tokuyama · Petrochemical · 970,117 t CO₂
- ENEOS Marifu Refinery · Refinery · 659,320 t CO₂
- Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Otake Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Nippon Stainless Steel Yamaguchi Works (Shunan Area) steel plant · Steel Plant · 191,744 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 33.96193, 132.11044. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility?
Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility is a chemical plant in Japan. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
What capacity is listed for Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility?
The open dataset lists 181,440 t of chemical of capacity for Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility.
How much CO₂ does Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility emit?
The page uses about 39,686 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #100 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility located?
Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility is in Japan at approximately 33.96193, 132.11044.
Who operates Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Tokuyama Corp.