Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lyondell Chemical Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$975M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,160
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$119,432
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lyondellbasell Pension Plan · Sponsored by Lyondell Chemical Company · Texas · Manufacturing

$975M in assets, 8,160 participants

Lyondell Chemical Company's Lyondellbasell Pension Plan reported $975M in total assets and 8,160 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,254 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan covers 8,160 participants in Texas, 12x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $975M.

#18,254
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.8%
assets growth YoY
9.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$974,567,093 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lyondellbasell Pension Plan lands in the large band (8,160 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Lyondellbasell Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$721M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lyondellbasell Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $948M in the plan year 2022 filing to $975M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Lyondellbasell Pension Plan reported participants rose from 7,965 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,160 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 954160558 · Lyondell Chemical Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan · $975M · 8,160 · 99th

  • NET $975M
  • NET 8,160
  • NET 99th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #18254

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 →

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

New England Health Care Employees Pension PlanNew England Health Care Empl…$976MCampbell Soup Company Retirement & Pension PlanCampbell Soup Company Retire…$976MLyondellbasell Pension Plan$975MNational Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Re…$974MRio Tinto America Inc. Retirement PlanRio Tinto America Inc. Retir…$972M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Lyondellbasell Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$948M
Net Assets (End of Year)$974M
Net Income$27M
Employer EIN954160558
Plan Effective Date1987-04-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lyondell Chemical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lyondell Chemical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.6B 22.06711677877157% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B$3.8B 202220232024 $2.95B $3.61B ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,729 $3.0B
2023 2 15,875 $3.4B
2024 2 16,665 $3.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Lyondellbasell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.974567093 · Participants: 8160Lyondellbasell Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Lyondellbasell Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Lyondellbasell Pension Plan

Lyondellbasell Pension Plan reports $975M in end-of-year assets across 8,160 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $119,432 per participant (86% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $27M.

This plan identity (EIN 954160558, plan #012) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $948M to $935M (-1.4%) while covered participants moved from 7,965 to 8,606 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,965 $948M Open filing
2023 8,160 $975M This page
2024 · index core 8,606 $935M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan in NY ($974M); by covered participants it is Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation & Its Affiliates Retirement Plan in CT (8,178 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($975M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,160 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 Lyondellbasell Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Lyondellbasell Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.8% during 2023, from $948M to $975M. Reported net income was $27M.
How have Lyondell Chemical Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lyondell Chemical Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.1%, from $3.0B to $3.6B.
Where does Lyondellbasell Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lyondellbasell Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Lyondellbasell Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan in NY ($974M, 836 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lyondellbasell Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation & Its Affiliates Retirement Plan in CT (8,178 participants, $1.6B in assets).