Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sun Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$322M
Total assets Above avg plan size
882
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$364,566
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sun Chemical Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sun Chemical Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$322M in assets, 882 participants

Sun Chemical Corporation's Sun Chemical Retirement Plan reported $322M in total assets and 882 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.

  • #19,593 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $322M for 882 participants (~$364,566/participant), down 26.7% in 2022.

#19,593
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.7%
assets change YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $115M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$321,546,786 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

Sun Chemical Retirement 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. Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (882 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 222761297 · Sun Chemical Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan · $322M · 882 · 97th

  • RANK $322M
  • PHOTO 882
  • IND 97th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Oneok, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #19593

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 →

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sheet Metal Workers' Local 10 Pension FundSheet Metal Workers' Local 1…$322MOneok, Inc. Retirement Plan$322MSun Chemical Retirement Plan$322MThe University of Chicago Pension Plan for Staff EmployeesThe University of Chicago Pe…$321MEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Co…$321M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sun Chemical 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)$439M
Net Assets (End of Year)$321M
Net Income-$115M
Employer EIN222761297
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sun Chemical Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sun Chemical Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$831M 14.938159173452286% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $723M $831M ▲ +14.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,239 $723M
2023 4 3,046 $768M
2024 4 2,959 $831M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Sun Chemical Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.321546786 · Participants: 882Sun Chemical Retirement 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
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Sun Chemical Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Oneok, Inc. Retirement Plan in OK ($322M); by covered participants it is Motion Pic. Lab. Techs and Film Editors Local 780 Pension Fund in IL (882 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($322M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (882 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 Sun Chemical Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 26.7% during 2022, from $439M to $322M. Reported net income was -$115M.
How have Sun Chemical Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sun Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.9%, from $723M to $831M.
Where does Sun Chemical Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sun Chemical Retirement 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 Sun Chemical Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oneok, Inc. Retirement Plan in OK ($322M, 274 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sun Chemical Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Motion Pic. Lab. Techs and Film Editors Local 780 Pension Fund in IL (882 participants, $24M 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 222761297.

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.