Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sappi North America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size
560
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$130,512
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sappi North America, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$73M in assets, 560 participants

Sappi North America, Inc.'s Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan reported $73M in total assets and 560 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.

  • #14,656 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $73M for 560 participants (~$130,512/participant), down 0.5% in 2024.

#14,656
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.5%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $382K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$73,086,836 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

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (560 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$382K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $73M in the plan year 2023 filing to $73M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 232366983 · Sappi North America, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan · $73M · 560 · 88th

  • EOY $73M
  • EOY 560
  • EOY 88th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near IBEW Local 325 Pension Fund
  • EOY ind #14656

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 Massachusetts →

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$73M
Net Assets (End of Year)$73M
Net Income-$382K
Employer EIN232366983
Plan Effective Date1994-10-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sappi North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sappi North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$930M 16.198826440000435% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $801M $930M ▲ +16.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 3,593 $801M
2023 6 3,525 $885M
2024 6 3,517 $930M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.073086836 · Participants: 560Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 11.586293172 · Participants: 60621Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.093299462 · Participants: 21577New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.250686483 · Participants: 34910Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.888715533 · Participants: 12533Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 5.086051556 · Participants: 16946N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW Local 325 Pension Fund in NY ($73M); by covered participants it is Potlatchdeltic Retirement Plan in WA (560 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.5% during 2024, from $73M to $73M. Reported net income was -$382K.
How have Sappi North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sappi North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.2%, from $801M to $930M.
Where does Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan 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 Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local 325 Pension Fund in NY ($73M, 249 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Potlatchdeltic Retirement Plan in WA (560 participants, $173M in assets).