Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Basf Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$383M
Total assets Above avg plan size
757
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$505,946
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Basf Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$383M in assets, 757 participants

Basf Corporation's Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan reported $383M in total assets and 757 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,720 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $383M for 757 participants (~$505,946/participant), down 28.0% in 2022.

#19,720
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-28.0%
assets change YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $149M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$383,001,089 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension 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. Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (757 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 161090809 · Basf Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan · $383M · 757 · 97th

  • BOY $383M
  • SCH 757
  • EBSA 97th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Tate & Lyle Salaried Pension Plan
  • NET ind #19720

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 New Jersey →

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension 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)$532M
Net Assets (End of Year)$383M
Net Income-$149M
Employer EIN161090809
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Basf Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.6B 6.649327745108343% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$8.2B$8.4B$8.6B$8.8B 202220232024 $8.1B $8.64B ▲ +6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 19,158 $8.1B
2023 4 17,798 $8.4B
2024 4 15,945 $8.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.383001089 · Participants: 757Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Tate & Lyle Salaried Pension Plan in IL ($383M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of the Employers-Shopmen's Local 516 Pension Trust in OR (757 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($383M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (757 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 Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan declined sharply - down 28.0% during 2022, from $532M to $383M. Reported net income was -$149M.
How have Basf Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $8.1B to $8.6B.
Where does Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tate & Lyle Salaried Pension Plan in IL ($383M, 337 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan of the Employers-Shopmen's Local 516 Pension Trust in OR (757 participants, $74M 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 161090809.

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.