Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cytec Industries Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$969M
Total assets
2,819
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$343,570
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cytec Industries Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$969M in assets, 2,819 participants

Cytec Industries Inc.'s Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan reported $969M in total assets and 2,819 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,247 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan covers 2,819 participants in New Jersey, 3.3x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $969M.

$969M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
2,819
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$343,570
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan sits by total assets

Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$968,523,199 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan reported participants rose from 989 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,819 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$155M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $969M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan reports 2,819 participants - 3.3x that state average ($969M EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$832M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN223268660
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cytec Industries Inc.)

$0.2B$0.4B$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $1.06B $0.42B ▼ -60.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Cytec Industries Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 989 $1.1B
2023 1 2,819 $969M
2024 1 2,073 $418M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.3% during 2023, from $1.1B to $969M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Cytec Industries Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cytec Industries Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 60.4%, from $1.1B to $418M.
Where does Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Solvay & Cytec Companies 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 Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pension Plan in WI ($970M, 1,690 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Solvay & Cytec Companies Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
  • Cytec Industries Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have declined 60.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans