Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Essity North America Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$105M
Total assets Near avg plan size
266
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$393,241
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Essity North America Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$105M in assets, 266 participants

Essity North America Inc.'s Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported $105M in total assets and 266 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #18,400 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan covers 266 participants in Pennsylvania, about 32% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $105M.

#18,400
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-27.0%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $39M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$104,602,009 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (266 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 233061590 · Essity North America Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan · $105M · 266 · 93rd

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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 →

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$143M
Net Assets (End of Year)$105M
Net Income-$39M
Employer EIN233061590
Plan Effective Date1963-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essity North America Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Essity North America Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 10.795298598572556% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.05B$1.1B$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B 202220232024 $1.08B $1.2B ▲ +11.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,985 $1.1B
2023 4 3,959 $1.2B
2024 4 3,839 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.104602009 · Participants: 266Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement PlanNational 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
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mtm/Mata Employee Benefits Plan in TN ($104M); by covered participants it is Signify North America Corporation Pension Plan in NJ (266 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (266 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 Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 27.0% during 2022, from $143M to $105M. Reported net income was -$39M.
How have Essity North America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essity North America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.8%, from $1.1B to $1.2B.
Where does Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mtm/Mata Employee Benefits Plan in TN ($104M, 202 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Signify North America Corporation Pension Plan in NJ (266 participants, $381M 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 233061590.

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.