Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sun Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$326M
Total assets
737
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$442,216
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Sun Chemical Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sun Chemical Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$326M in assets, 737 participants

Sun Chemical Corporation's Sun Chemical Retirement Plan reported $326M in total assets and 737 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,638 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $326M for 737 participants (~$442,216/participant), up 1.4% in 2023.

$326M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
737
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$442,216
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sun Chemical Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$115M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sun Chemical Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 882 in the plan year 2022 filing to 737 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sun Chemical Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $322M in the plan year 2022 filing to $326M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Sun Chemical Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 3.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$322M
Net Assets (End of Year)$325M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN222761297
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sun Chemical Corporation)

$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $723M $831M ▲ +14.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Sun Chemical Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,239 $723M
2023 4 3,046 $768M
2024 4 2,959 $831M

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Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sun Chemical Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.4% during 2023, from $322M to $326M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Sun Chemical Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sun Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.9%, from $723M to $831M.
Where does Sun Chemical Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sun Chemical Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Neiman Marcus Group LLC Retirement Plan in TX ($326M, 963 participants).

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  • By total assets, Sun Chemical Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Sun Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans