Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sun Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$326M
Total assets Above avg plan size
737
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$442,216
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#17,638
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+1.4%
assets growth YoY
3.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$325,913,349 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Sun Chemical 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. Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (737 participants).

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 222761297 · Sun Chemical Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan · $326M · 737 · 96th

  • EOY $326M
  • 5500 737
  • ASSETS 96th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near The Neiman Marcus Group LLC Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #17638

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 New Jersey →

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sun Chemical Retirement 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)$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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sun Chemical Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$831M 14.938159173452286% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $723M $831M ▲ +14.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,239 $723M
2023 4 3,046 $768M
2024 4 2,959 $831M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Sun Chemical Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.325913349 · Participants: 737Sun Chemical Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Sun Chemical Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Neiman Marcus Group LLC Retirement Plan in TX ($326M); by covered participants it is Employees' Retirement Plan of Indianapolis Power & Light Company in IN (737 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (737 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sun Chemical Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employees' Retirement Plan of Indianapolis Power & Light Company in IN (737 participants, $589M 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 222761297.

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.