Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kuraray America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
715
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,885
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kuraray America Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kuraray America, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$43M in assets, 715 participants

Kuraray America, Inc.'s Kuraray America Pension Plan reported $43M in total assets and 715 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #16,591 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Kuraray America Pension Plan sits by assets

Kuraray America Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $43M for 715 participants (~$59,885/participant), down 8.2% in 2022.

#16,591
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-8.2%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kuraray America Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kuraray America Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$42,817,586 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Kuraray America 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. Kuraray America Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (715 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 134119995 · Kuraray America, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kuraray America Pension Plan · $43M · 715 · 87th

  • SCH $43M
  • EBSA 715
  • PART 87th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near New Orleans Electrical Pension Fund
  • BOOK ind #16591

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 →

Kuraray America Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Eagle Alliance Employee Pension PlanEagle Alliance Employee Pens…$43MDucks Unlimited, Inc. Pension PlanDucks Unlimited, Inc. Pensio…$43MSignature Healthcare Retirement PlanSignature Healthcare Retirem…$43MKuraray America Pension Plan$43MNew Orleans Electrical Pension FundNew Orleans Electrical Pensi…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kuraray America 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)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN134119995
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kuraray America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kuraray America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$230M 41.9346467536234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $162M $230M ▲ +41.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,432 $162M
2023 2 1,529 $198M
2024 2 1,610 $230M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kuraray America Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kuraray America Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.042817586 · Participants: 715Kuraray America 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
Kuraray America Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kuraray America Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kuraray America Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is New Orleans Electrical Pension Fund in TN ($43M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers in OH (715 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($43M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (715 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 Kuraray America Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kuraray America Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.2% during 2022, from $47M to $43M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Kuraray America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kuraray America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.9%, from $162M to $230M.
Where does Kuraray America Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kuraray America Pension Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Kuraray America Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Orleans Electrical Pension Fund in TN ($43M, 565 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kuraray America Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers in OH (715 participants, $409M 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 134119995.

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.