Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kraton Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$121M
Total assets Near avg plan size
126
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$961,638
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kraton Corporation · Texas · Manufacturing

$121M in assets, 126 participants

Kraton Corporation's Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported $121M in total assets and 126 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.

  • #16,567 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan covers 126 participants in Texas, about 18% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $121M.

#16,567
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+8.2%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$121,166,412 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

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension 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. Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported participants fell from 141 in the plan year 2022 filing to 126 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $112M in the plan year 2022 filing to $121M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 263739386 · Kraton Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan · $121M · 126 · 92nd

  • VS-ST $121M
  • BOY 126
  • SCH 92nd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Nbt Bancorp Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #16567

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 →

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$112M
Net Assets (End of Year)$121M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN263739386
Plan Effective Date2001-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kraton Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kraton Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$484M 23.520932441152944% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $392M $484M ▲ +23.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,260 $392M
2023 2 1,327 $439M
2024 2 1,306 $484M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.121166412 · Participants: 126Kraton Polymers US, LLC 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
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nbt Bancorp Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY ($121M); by covered participants it is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 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 Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.2% during 2023, from $112M to $121M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Kraton Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kraton Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.5%, from $392M to $484M.
Where does Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension 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 Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nbt Bancorp Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY ($121M, 1,615 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY (126 participants, $354M 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 263739386.

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.