Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Weylchem US Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
12
Participants Small participant base
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Weylchem US Inc. · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 12 participants

Weylchem US Inc.'s Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan reported $17M in total assets and 12 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #10,960 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Weylchem US Inc. multi-year trail

Weylchem US Inc.'s plans moved +12.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan at $17M / 12 participants.

#10,960
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.0%
assets growth YoY

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,870,387 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension 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. Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan is a small filing (12 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 16 in the plan year 2022 filing to 12 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 570485226 · Weylchem US Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan · $17M · 12 · 69th

  • BOY $17M
  • BOY 12
  • BOY 69th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #10960

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 South Carolina →

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Weylchem US Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Weylchem US Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 12.760224409560914% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$25M$26M$27M$28M$29M 202220232024 $25.3M $28.6M ▲ +12.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 131 $25M
2023 2 115 $27M
2024 2 114 $29M

Weylchem US Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN570485226
Plan Effective Date1978-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in South Carolina

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

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016870387 · Participants: 12Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.899009456 · Participants: 2016The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension PlanMichelin Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.233685106 · Participants: 3743Michelin Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc, Total assets ($B): 1.20607382 · Participants: 4344Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of BcbsscLegacy Ghs/Tuomey Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.610784456 · Participants: 3346Legacy Ghs/Tuomey Pension PlanKennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.540622439 · Participants: 563Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC Pension Plan in WI ($17M); by covered participants it is Niagara Frontier Anesthesia Services, LLP Cash Balance Plan in NY (12 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12 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 Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.0% during 2023, from $15M to $17M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Weylchem US Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Weylchem US Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.8%, from $25M to $29M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC Pension Plan in WI ($17M, 159 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hardwicke Chemical Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Niagara Frontier Anesthesia Services, LLP Cash Balance Plan in NY (12 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 570485226.

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.