Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Refractories Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 3
Participants Small participant base: 61st
Percentile by assets National rank: $3.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by General Refractories Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 3 participants

General Refractories Company's General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported $11M in total assets and 3 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

#8,834 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees holds $11M for 3 participants - about $3.7M per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#8,834
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +3.9%
assets growth YoY

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,954,655 Top 39% higher than 61% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees is a micro filing (3 participants), the leftmost band.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $412K in the plan year 2023 filing.
General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 4 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3 in the plan year 2023 filing.
General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 230618000 · General Refractories Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · $11M · 3 · 61st

TYPE $11M
NET 3
BOOK 61st
VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
BOY near Tamarack Management Inc. Pension Plan
SCH ind #8834

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$11M
Net Income	$412K
Employer EIN	230618000
Plan Effective Date	1944-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Refractories Company)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $11M 5.3842005734663845% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	4	$11M
2023	1	3	$11M
2024	1	2	$11M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

National Elevator Industry Pension Plan $11.2B · 27,434
Steelworkers Pension Trust $6.6B · 47,052
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.6B · 63,680
Constellation Retirement Program $5.3B · 5,080
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.3B · 7,374

Compare General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Tamarack Management Inc. Pension Plan in MT ($11M); by covered participants it is Cape Cod Management, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX (3 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11M here).

Tamarack Management Inc. Pension Plan (MT) $11M · 134
R'ment Plan for Hrly Ees of Viscofan USA, Inc by the Union of the Ny Joint Board of Unite (NJ) $11M · 19
Security Lock Distributors, Inc. Cash Balance Plan (MA) $11M · 165
Arc International Salaried Pension Plan (NJ) $11M · 20

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Cape Cod Management, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan (TX) 3 · 0 off
Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan (AZ) 3 · 0 off
Herzer Financial Services Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan (CA) 3 · 0 off
Tremond Alloys and Metals Corp. Pension Plan (NY) 3 · 0 off

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 General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2023? ▼

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees edged up modestly - up 3.9% during 2023, from $11M to $11M. Reported net income was $412K.

How have General Refractories Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Refractories Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $11M to $11M.

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tamarack Management Inc. Pension Plan in MT ($11M, 134 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cape Cod Management, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX (3 participants, N/A 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 230618000.