Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Celanese Americas LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,192
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan · Sponsored by Celanese Americas LLC · Texas · Manufacturing

$2.1B in assets, 1,192 participants

Celanese Americas LLC's Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 1,192 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,484 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan sits by assets

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.1B for 1,192 participants (~$1.7M/participant), up 2.2% in 2023.

#18,484
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.2%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,066,455,783 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,192 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$685M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,310 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,192 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 221862783 · Celanese Americas LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan · $2.1B · 1,192 · 99th

  • EOY $2.1B
  • 5500 1,192
  • ASSETS 99th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #18484

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 →

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension PlanCleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC P…$2.1BCelanese Americas Retirement Pension PlanCelanese Americas Retirement…$2.1BRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeRetirement Program Plan for …$2.1BMarathon Petroleum Retirement PlanMarathon Petroleum Retiremen…$2.1BThe Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin OffThe Kroger Consolidated Reti…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN221862783
Plan Effective Date1947-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Celanese Americas LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Celanese Americas LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.9B 2.1996450656249165% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$3B$3.1B 202220232024 $2.81B $2.87B ▲ +2.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,409 $2.8B
2023 3 4,445 $3.0B
2024 2 4,163 $2.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.066455783 · Participants: 1192Celanese Americas Retirement 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
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan in OH ($2.1B); by covered participants it is New Orleans Carpenters' Pension Plan in TN (1,192 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,192 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 Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.2% during 2023, from $2.0B to $2.1B. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Celanese Americas LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Celanese Americas LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.2%, from $2.8B to $2.9B.
Where does Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan in OH ($2.1B, 17,542 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New Orleans Carpenters' Pension Plan in TN (1,192 participants, N/A in assets).