Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,772
Participants Near avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company · Michigan · Manufacturing

$2.7B in assets, 1,772 participants

Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company's Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan reported $2.7B in total assets and 1,772 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #20,435 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan covers 1,772 participants in Michigan, 2.8x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.

#20,435
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.8%
assets change YoY
27×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $925M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,706,652,748 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,772 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131421730 · Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan · $2.7B · 1,772 · 100th

  • BOOK $2.7B
  • VS-ST 1,772
  • BOY 100th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Corning Incorporated Pension Plan
  • PART ind #20435

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 Michigan →

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aftra Retirement Plan$2.7BGeneral Mills Pension Plan I$2.7BUnion Carbide Employees' Pension PlanUnion Carbide Employees' Pen…$2.7BCorning Incorporated Pension PlanCorning Incorporated Pension…$2.7BMinnesota Laborers Pension FundMinnesota Laborers Pension F…$2.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.7B
Net Income-$925M
Employer EIN131421730
Plan Effective Date1937-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.3B 15.883921508500801% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.71B $2.28B ▼ -15.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,772 $2.7B
2023 1 1,775 $2.4B
2024 2 1,941 $2.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.706652748 · Participants: 1772Union Carbide Employees' Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Corning Incorporated Pension Plan in NY ($2.7B); by covered participants it is Western Metal Industry Pension Plan in WA (1,773 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,772 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 Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.8% during 2022, from $3.6B to $2.7B. Reported net income was -$925M.
How have Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Union Carbide Corporation C/O the Dow Chemical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 15.9%, from $2.7B to $2.3B.
Where does Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Corning Incorporated Pension Plan in NY ($2.7B, 16,541 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Union Carbide Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Western Metal Industry Pension Plan in WA (1,773 participants, $964M 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 131421730.

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.