401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nova Chemicals, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$144M
Total assets Near avg plan size
279
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$515,111
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees · Sponsored by Nova Chemicals, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$144M in assets, 279 participants

Nova Chemicals, Inc.'s Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees reported $144M in total assets and 279 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #16,820 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees covers 279 participants in Pennsylvania, about 34% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $144M.

#16,820
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.5%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees's outsized position by total assets

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$143,715,904 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (279 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees reported net income rose from -$29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees end-of-year assets rose from $129M in the plan year 2022 filing to $144M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 363203832 · Nova Chemicals, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees · $144M · 279 · 93rd

  • BOY $144M
  • SCH 279
  • EBSA 93rd
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #16820

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 Pennsylvania →

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Major League Soccer 401(k) PlanMajor League Soccer 401(k) P…$144MBancplus Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan W/401(k) ProvisionsBancplus Corporation Employe…$144MNova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. EmployeesNova Chemicals Inc. Savings …$144MWhitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP 401(k) PlanWhitman, Requardt & Associat…$144MMartin's Point 401(k) Plan$144M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$129M
Net Assets (End of Year)$144M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN363203832
Plan Effective Date1985-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nova Chemicals, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nova Chemicals, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$161M 25.144643760425357% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M$170M 202220232024 $129M $161M ▲ +25.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 278 $129M
2023 1 279 $144M
2024 1 278 $161M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.143715904 · Participants: 279Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. EmployeesComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP 401(k) Plan in MD ($144M); by covered participants it is Virginia Cancer Institute, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (279 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($144M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (279 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees grew at a solid clip - up 11.5% during 2023, from $129M to $144M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have Nova Chemicals, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nova Chemicals, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.1%, from $129M to $161M.
Where does Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP 401(k) Plan in MD ($144M, 796 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nova Chemicals Inc. Savings Plan for U.S. Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Virginia Cancer Institute, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (279 participants, $58M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 363203832.

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.