Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

General Refractories Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
4
Participants Small participant base
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by General Refractories Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 4 participants

General Refractories Company's General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported $11M in total assets and 4 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #11,029 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

2022 asset change

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees declined sharply 21.4% in 2022 ($13M → $11M) for 4 participants.

#11,029
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-21.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$10,546,041 Top 34% higher than 66% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees is a micro filing (4 participants), the leftmost band.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 230618000 · General Refractories Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · $11M · 4 · 66th

  • VS-ST $11M
  • VS-ST 4
  • VS-ST 66th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union)
  • VS-ST ind #11029

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

General Refractories Company years around the 2022 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Refractories Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 5.3842005734663845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10.4M$10.6M$10.8M$11M$11.2M 202220232024 $10.6M $11.1M ▲ +5.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4 $11M
2023 1 3 $11M
2024 1 2 $11M

2022 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN230618000
Plan Effective Date1944-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.010546041 · Participants: 4General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) in KY ($11M); by covered participants it is Valher Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (4 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees declined sharply - down 21.4% during 2022, from $13M to $11M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have General Refractories Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Refractories Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $11M to $11M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southern Star Retirement Plan (Union) in KY ($11M, 84 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Valher Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (4 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 230618000.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.