Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kraton Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$112M
Total assets Near avg plan size
141
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$794,134
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kraton Corporation · Texas · Manufacturing

$112M in assets, 141 participants

Kraton Corporation's Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported $112M in total assets and 141 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.

  • #18,485 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan covers 141 participants in Texas, about 21% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $112M.

#18,485
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.8%
assets change YoY
1.1×
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.

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$111,972,891 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

Kraton Polymers US, LLC 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. Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (141 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 263739386 · Kraton Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan · $112M · 141 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $112M
  • BOY 141
  • SCH 93rd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Retirement Plan for Employees of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
  • TYPE ind #18485

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 →

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sunkist Retirement Plan - a$112MMiddle River Aerostructure Systems Hourly Pension PlanMiddle River Aerostructure S…$112MRetirement Plan for Employees of Teradyne, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$112MKraton Polymers US, LLC Pension PlanKraton Polymers US, LLC Pens…$112MRetirement Plan for Employees of Yakima Valley Memorial HospitalRetirement Plan for Employee…$112M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$151M
Net Assets (End of Year)$112M
Net Income-$39M
Employer EIN263739386
Plan Effective Date2001-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kraton Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kraton Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$484M 23.520932441152944% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $392M $484M ▲ +23.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,260 $392M
2023 2 1,327 $439M
2024 2 1,306 $484M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.111972891 · Participants: 141Kraton Polymers US, LLC 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
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in WA ($112M); by covered participants it is Midwest Radiology, P.a. and Affiliates Cash Balance Plan in MN (141 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (141 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 Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.8% during 2022, from $151M to $112M. Reported net income was -$39M.
How have Kraton Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kraton Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.5%, from $392M to $484M.
Where does Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension 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 Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in WA ($112M, 517 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Midwest Radiology, P.a. and Affiliates Cash Balance Plan in MN (141 participants, $54M 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 263739386.

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.