Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Magnesita Refractories Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$71M
Total assets Below avg plan size
81
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$879,810
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company · Sponsored by Magnesita Refractories Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$71M in assets, 81 participants

Magnesita Refractories Company's Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company reported $71M in total assets and 81 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,597 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company sits by assets

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $71M for 81 participants (~$879,810/participant), up 2.0% in 2024.

#14,597
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+2.0%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$71,264,593 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 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 2024

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company is a small filing (81 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company reported participants fell from 90 in the plan year 2023 filing to 81 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company end-of-year assets rose from $70M in the plan year 2023 filing to $71M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 230380777 · Magnesita Refractories Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company · $71M · 81 · 88th

  • SCH $71M
  • EBSA 81
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near The J. M. Smucker Company Represented Employees' Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #14597

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 Pennsylvania →

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$71M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN230380777
Plan Effective Date1956-04-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Magnesita Refractories Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Magnesita Refractories Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$200M 16.870636546375096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$170M$180M$190M$200M$210M 202220232024 $171M $200M ▲ +16.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 924 $171M
2023 2 934 $191M
2024 2 922 $200M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company, Total assets ($B): 0.071264593 · Participants: 81Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories CompanyNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The J. M. Smucker Company Represented Employees' Retirement Plan in OH ($71M); by covered participants it is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (81 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (81 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company assets move in 2024?
Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2024, from $70M to $71M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Magnesita Refractories Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Magnesita Refractories Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.9%, from $171M to $200M.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The J. M. Smucker Company Represented Employees' Retirement Plan in OH ($71M, 152 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (81 participants, $24M in assets).