Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Essential Holding America, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$238M
Total assets Near avg plan size
527
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$452,022
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Solvay US Companies Pension Plan · Sponsored by Essential Holding America, LLC · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$238M in assets, 527 participants

Essential Holding America, LLC's Solvay US Companies Pension Plan reported $238M in total assets and 527 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,367 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Solvay US Companies Pension Plan sits by assets

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $238M for 527 participants (~$452,022/participant).

#17,367
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
$28M
reported net income
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$238,215,425 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Solvay US Companies 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. Solvay US Companies Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (527 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 923594273 · Essential Holding America, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan · $238M · 527 · 95th

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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 →

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Solvay US Companies 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)N/A
Net Assets (End of Year)$235M
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN923594273
Plan Effective Date2023-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essential Holding America, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Essential Holding America, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$693M 7.187563792968595% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$640M$660M$680M$700M 20232024 $646M $693M ▲ +7.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 2 527 $646M
2024 2 1,403 $693M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Solvay US Companies Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.238215425 · Participants: 527Solvay US Companies Pension 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
Solvay US Companies Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Solvay US Companies Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Retirement Plan in MD ($238M); by covered participants it is Plumbers Local No. 8 Pension Plan in MO (527 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (527 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 have Essential Holding America, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Essential Holding America, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.2%, from $646M to $693M.
Where does Solvay US Companies Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Solvay US Companies Pension Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Solvay US Companies Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Retirement Plan in MD ($238M, 512 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Solvay US Companies Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Plumbers Local No. 8 Pension Plan in MO (527 participants, $112M 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 923594273.

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.