Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Essential Holding America, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$260M
Total assets Near avg plan size
514
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$505,543
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

$260M in assets, 514 participants

Essential Holding America, LLC's Solvay US Companies Pension Plan reported $260M in total assets and 514 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #16,477 in Manufacturing (17,777 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, $260M for 514 participants (~$505,543/participant), up 9.1% in 2024.

#16,477
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+9.1%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $20M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$259,848,856 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Solvay US Companies 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. Solvay US Companies Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (514 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Solvay US Companies Pension Plan reported net income fell from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Solvay US Companies Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $238M in the plan year 2023 filing to $260M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Solvay US Companies Pension Plan reported participants fell from 527 in the plan year 2023 filing to 514 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 923594273 · Essential Holding America, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Solvay US Companies Pension Plan · $260M · 514 · 95th

  • EIN $260M
  • EIN 514
  • EIN 95th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near The Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
  • EIN ind #16477

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

Solvay US Companies Pension PlanSolvay US Companies Pension …$260MThe Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Colonial Williamsburg FoundationThe Retirement Income Plan f…$260MNorthwestern Ohio Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan and TrustNorthwestern Ohio Plumbers a…$260MRetirement Plan of Sasol (USA) CoporationRetirement Plan of Sasol (US…$259MIng Financial Services LLC Retirement PlanIng Financial Services LLC R…$259M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Solvay US Companies Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$238M
Net Assets (End of Year)$215M
Net Income-$20M
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): 0.259848856 · Participants: 514Solvay US Companies Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
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 The Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in VA ($260M); by covered participants it is Standard Retirement Plan - Home Office Personnel in OR (514 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (514 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 Solvay US Companies Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Solvay US Companies Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2024, from $238M to $260M. Reported net income was -$20M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 The Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in VA ($260M, 1,094 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 Standard Retirement Plan - Home Office Personnel in OR (514 participants, $629M 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 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.