Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bercen Chemicals LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
15
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bercen Chemicals LLC · Indiana · Manufacturing

$26M in assets, 15 participants

Bercen Chemicals LLC's Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan reported $26M in total assets and 15 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #15,061 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for 15 participants (~$1.7M/participant), down 31.6% in 2022.

#15,061
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-31.6%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,036,141 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan is a small filing (15 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 843704280 · Bercen Chemicals LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan · $26M · 15 · 81st

  • RANK $26M
  • RANK 15
  • RANK 81st
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Humboldt Park Health Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #15061

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 Indiana →

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN843704280
Plan Effective Date1960-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bercen Chemicals LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bercen Chemicals LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 0.8998952648167022% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$26M$27M$28M$29M$30M 202220232024 $26M $26.3M ▲ +0.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15 $26M
2023 1 13 $29M
2024 1 10 $26M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Indiana

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

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.026036141 · Participants: 15Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement PlanThe Lilly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.231261789 · Participants: 16878The Lilly Retirement PlanCummins Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.227971207 · Participants: 24119Cummins Pension PlanIndiana Laborers Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.488495807 · Participants: 9896Indiana Laborers Pension FundElevance Health Cash Balance Plan a, Total assets ($B): 1.222287988 · Participants: 8650Elevance Health Cash Balance Plan aNisource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.05154978 · Participants: 2283Nisource Pension Plan
Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Humboldt Park Health Retirement Plan in IL ($26M); by covered participants it is The Egc Group, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in NY (15 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15 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 Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 31.6% during 2022, from $38M to $26M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have Bercen Chemicals LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bercen Chemicals LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 0.9%, from $26M to $26M.
Where does Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Humboldt Park Health Retirement Plan in IL ($26M, 58 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cranston Print Works General Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Egc Group, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in NY (15 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 843704280.

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.