Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sappi North America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size
598
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$121,342
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees · Sponsored by Sappi North America, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$73M in assets, 598 participants

Sappi North America, Inc.'s Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees reported $73M in total assets and 598 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #15,642 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees sits by assets

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $73M for 598 participants (~$121,342/participant), up 7.9% in 2023.

#15,642
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+7.9%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees's outsized position by total assets

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$72,562,813 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly 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. Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (598 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees end-of-year assets rose from $67M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees reported participants rose from 554 in the plan year 2022 filing to 598 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 232366983 · Sappi North America, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees · $73M · 598 · 89th

  • ASSETS $73M
  • PCT 598
  • EIN 89th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a
  • IND ind #15642

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 Massachusetts →

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$67M
Net Assets (End of Year)$73M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN232366983
Plan Effective Date1994-10-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sappi North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sappi North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$930M 16.198826440000435% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $801M $930M ▲ +16.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 3,593 $801M
2023 6 3,525 $885M
2024 6 3,517 $930M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.072562813 · Participants: 598Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly EmployeesConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 10.325856564 · Participants: 58745Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.092299586 · Participants: 21786New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.892259637 · Participants: 37145Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.381626447 · Participants: 11888Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.973349354 · Participants: 17166N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a in TX ($73M); by covered participants it is Teledyne Technologies Incorporated Pension Plan for Defined Active Participants in CA (598 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (598 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 Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees assets move in 2023?
Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees grew at a solid clip - up 7.9% during 2023, from $67M to $73M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Sappi North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sappi North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.2%, from $801M to $930M.
Where does Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees ranks in the 89th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a in TX ($73M, 175 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teledyne Technologies Incorporated Pension Plan for Defined Active Participants in CA (598 participants, $172M in assets).