401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Equistar Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
90
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$264,097
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basell Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Equistar Chemicals, LP · Texas · Manufacturing

$24M in assets, 90 participants

Equistar Chemicals, LP's Basell Retirement Savings Plan reported $24M in total assets and 90 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #12,421 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Basell Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Basell Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $24M for 90 participants (~$264,097/participant), up 27.6% in 2023.

#12,421
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+27.6%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Basell Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basell Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,768,742 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Basell Retirement Savings Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Basell Retirement Savings Plan is a small filing (90 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Basell Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Basell Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $24M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Basell Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 82 in the plan year 2022 filing to 90 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 760550481 · Equistar Chemicals, LP PY 2023 · 401(k)

Basell Retirement Savings Plan · $24M · 90 · 76th

  • EBSA $24M
  • PART 90
  • TYPE 76th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Gordon Terminal Service Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • VS-ST ind #12421

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 →

Basell Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Basell Retirement Savings PlanBasell Retirement Savings Pl…$24MGordon Terminal Service Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGordon Terminal Service Co. …$24MPrimex, Inc. and Affiliates Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and TrustPrimex, Inc. and Affiliates …$24MLyell Immunopharma, Inc. 401(k) PlanLyell Immunopharma, Inc. 401…$24MBetmgm 401(k) Plan$24M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Basell Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN760550481
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Equistar Chemicals, LP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Equistar Chemicals, LP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$54M 29.181315614034226% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $41.8M $54M ▲ +29.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 183 $42M
2023 3 186 $50M
2024 3 183 $54M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Basell Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Basell Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023768742 · Participants: 90Basell Retirement Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Basell Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Basell Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Basell Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gordon Terminal Service Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($24M); by covered participants it is International Marine Products Retirement Plan in CA (90 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (90 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 Basell Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Basell Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 27.6% during 2023, from $19M to $24M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Equistar Chemicals, LP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Equistar Chemicals, LP's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.2%, from $42M to $54M.
Where does Basell Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basell Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 76th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Basell Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gordon Terminal Service Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($24M, 70 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basell Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International Marine Products Retirement Plan in CA (90 participants, $3M 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 760550481.

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.