Suppliers of Industrial GHGs and Products Containing GHGs
This sector comprises industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) suppliers and entities that import or export certain products that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases. These suppliers do not report direct emissions, but instead report the equivalent quantity of CO2 that would be emitted if the gases that they produce, import, or export each year were released to the atmosphere.
Industrial GHG Suppliers. Entities that manufacture, import, or export fluorinated greenhouse gases or nitrous oxide in bulk report as suppliers of industrial GHGs under Subpart OO of the GHGRP. The number of reporters displayed in the table below includes all reporters subject to Subpart OO, not just those reporting supply of the specific compounds listed in the table titled Quantity (Net Supply) of GHGs Reported.
Importers and Exporters of (1) equipment that is pre-charged with fluorinated greenhouse gases (e.g., electrical equipment and air conditioners) and (2) closed cell foams containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (e.g., insulation contained inside refrigerators; insulation boardstock) report under Subpart QQ.
Information about facilities that report data to the GHGRP is available in the Facility Level Information on GreenHouse gases Tool (FLIGHT). To view information about suppliers of industrial GHGs and products containing GHGs in FLIGHT, select the facility type of interest from the “Suppliers” menu under the “Facility Type” dropdown and then click “Apply Search”. Note certain data reported under subparts OO and QQ are considered confidential business information (CBI) and are therefore not available in FLIGHT. However, aggregated versions of the data are available below. More information about GHGRP CBI is available.
Quantity (Net Supply) of GHGs Reported
(Quantities are presented in million metric tons per year of net CO2ea)
| Industry Sector | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial GHG Suppliers | |||||||||||||
| Saturated HFCs | 235c | 250 | 242 | 290 | 269 | 292 | 243 | 290 | 306 | 314 | 309 | 462c | d |
| Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), in bulk | 18 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| Imports minus exports of saturated HFCs in products and foams |
N/A | 7.4 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 24.6 | 26.2 | 28.1 | 32.4 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 35.2 | 13.4 | b |
| Imports minus exports of SF6 in pre-charged equipment |
N/A | -0.25 | b | -0.18 | -0.16 | -0.14 | -0.13 | -0.12 | -0.13 | -0.083 | -0.060 | -0.028 | 0.055 |
a Net supply or net CO2e means CO2e quantities of bulk gas produced + imported – exported – transformed – destroyed.
b At this time, the aggregation does not meet EPA's criteria for ensuring that CBI is protected.
c The Saturated HFCs net supply for reporting years 2010 and 2022 excludes HFC-23.
d At this time, the aggregation does not meet EPA's criteria for ensuring that CBI is protected. HFC data related to the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction/hfc-data-hub.
Last Updated 12/2023.