Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Celanese Americas LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.9B
Total assets
1,096
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$1.7M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan · Sponsored by Celanese Americas LLC · Texas · Manufacturing

$1.9B in assets, 1,096 participants

Celanese Americas LLC's Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 1,096 participants in its 2024 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 123,622 plans)
  • #17,509 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan sits by assets

Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.9B for 1,096 participants (~$1.7M/participant), down 9.0% in 2024.

$1.9B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,096
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$1.7M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $149M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$149M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,192 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,096 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan outranks 99% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 19x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$149M
Employer EIN221862783
Plan Effective Date1947-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Celanese Americas LLC)

$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$3B$3.1B 202220232024 $2.81B $2.87B ▲ +2.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Celanese Americas LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,409 $2.8B
2023 3 4,445 $3.0B
2024 2 4,163 $2.9B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.0% during 2024, from $2.1B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$149M.
How have Celanese Americas LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Celanese Americas LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.2%, from $2.8B to $2.9B.
Where does Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Celanese Americas Retirement Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute in OH ($1.9B, 5,310 participants).

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  • Celanese Americas LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 2.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans