Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Essity North America Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$111M
Total assets Near avg plan size
247
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$448,459
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Essity North America Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$111M in assets, 247 participants

Essity North America Inc.'s Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported $111M in total assets and 247 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #16,423 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan covers 247 participants in Pennsylvania, about 30% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $111M.

#16,423
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+5.9%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$110,769,351 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan 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. Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (247 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 266 in the plan year 2022 filing to 247 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $105M in the plan year 2022 filing to $111M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 233061590 · Essity North America Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan · $111M · 247 · 92nd

  • NET $111M
  • BOOK 247
  • VS-ST 92nd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Retiree Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #16423

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 →

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$105M
Net Assets (End of Year)$111M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN233061590
Plan Effective Date1963-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essity North America Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Essity North America Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 10.795298598572556% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.05B$1.1B$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B 202220232024 $1.08B $1.2B ▲ +11.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,985 $1.1B
2023 4 3,959 $1.2B
2024 4 3,839 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.110769351 · Participants: 247Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retiree Pension Plan in IL ($111M); by covered participants it is Woodward Hrt Pension Plan in CO (247 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($111M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (247 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 Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.9% during 2023, from $105M to $111M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Essity North America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essity North America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.8%, from $1.1B to $1.2B.
Where does Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retiree Pension Plan in IL ($111M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Woodward Hrt Pension Plan in CO (247 participants, $153M 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 233061590.

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.