Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kraton Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$121M
Total assets Near avg plan size
108
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kraton Corporation · Texas · Manufacturing

$121M in assets, 108 participants

Kraton Corporation's Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported $121M in total assets and 108 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,581 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan covers 108 participants in Texas, about 16% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $121M.

#15,581
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.0%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $27K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$121,146,592 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension 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. Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (108 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$27K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan reported participants fell from 126 in the plan year 2023 filing to 108 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 263739386 · Kraton Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan · $121M · 108 · 92nd

  • ASSETS $121M
  • ASSETS 108
  • ASSETS 92nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Canadian Pacific Pension Plan for U.S. Management Employees
  • ASSETS ind #15581

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 Texas →

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$121M
Net Income-$27K
Employer EIN263739386
Plan Effective Date2001-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kraton Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kraton Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$484M 23.520932441152944% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $392M $484M ▲ +23.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,260 $392M
2023 2 1,327 $439M
2024 2 1,306 $484M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.121146592 · Participants: 108Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Canadian Pacific Pension Plan for U.S. Management Employees in MN ($121M); by covered participants it is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($121M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (108 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 Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.0% during 2024, from $121M to $121M. Reported net income was -$27K.
How have Kraton Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kraton Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.5%, from $392M to $484M.
Where does Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Canadian Pacific Pension Plan for U.S. Management Employees in MN ($121M, 97 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kraton Polymers US, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (108 participants, $43M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 263739386.

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.