Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Celanese Americas LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,310
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan · Sponsored by Celanese Americas LLC · Texas · Manufacturing

$2.0B in assets, 1,310 participants

Celanese Americas LLC's Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 1,310 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #20,387 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan sits by assets

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.0B for 1,310 participants (~$1.5M/participant), down 25.3% in 2022.

#20,387
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.3%
assets change YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $685M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,022,294,098 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Celanese Americas Retirement 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. Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,310 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 221862783 · Celanese Americas LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan · $2.0B · 1,310 · 99th

  • SCH $2.0B
  • SCH 1,310
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Southern California Gas Company Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #20387

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 Texas →

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Celanese Americas Retirement 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)$2.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$685M
Employer EIN221862783
Plan Effective Date1947-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Celanese Americas LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Celanese Americas LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.9B 2.1996450656249165% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$3B$3.1B 202220232024 $2.81B $2.87B ▲ +2.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,409 $2.8B
2023 3 4,445 $3.0B
2024 2 4,163 $2.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.022294098 · Participants: 1310Celanese Americas Retirement Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.998144 · Participants: 119463AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.642588618 · Participants: 12912Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.599 · Participants: 23661Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.541187279 · Participants: 12815Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.371602289 · Participants: 9156Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Southern California Gas Company Pension Plan in CA ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Carpenters Pension Fund of West Virginia in WV (1,310 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.3% during 2022, from $2.7B to $2.0B. Reported net income was -$685M.
How have Celanese Americas LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Celanese Americas LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.2%, from $2.8B to $2.9B.
Where does Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southern California Gas Company Pension Plan in CA ($2.0B, 7,743 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carpenters Pension Fund of West Virginia in WV (1,310 participants, $276M 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 221862783.

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.