Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Basf Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$352M
Total assets Above avg plan size
449
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$783,203
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Basf Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$352M in assets, 449 participants

Basf Corporation's Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan reported $352M in total assets and 449 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,734 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $352M for 449 participants (~$783,203/participant), down 7.8% in 2024.

#16,734
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-7.8%
assets change YoY
3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $30M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$351,657,978 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' 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. Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (449 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 513 in the plan year 2023 filing to 449 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $381M in the plan year 2023 filing to $352M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 161090809 · Basf Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan · $352M · 449 · 96th

  • RANK $352M
  • RANK 449
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Packaging Corporation of America Hourly Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #16734

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 →

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' 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)$381M
Net Assets (End of Year)$352M
Net Income-$30M
Employer EIN161090809
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Basf Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.6B 6.649327745108343% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$8.2B$8.4B$8.6B$8.8B 202220232024 $8.1B $8.64B ▲ +6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 19,158 $8.1B
2023 4 17,798 $8.4B
2024 4 15,945 $8.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.351657978 · Participants: 449Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' 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
Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' 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 Packaging Corporation of America Hourly Pension Plan in IL ($352M); by covered participants it is Desert Financial Credit Union Retirement Plan in AZ (448 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (449 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 Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.8% during 2024, from $381M to $352M. Reported net income was -$30M.
How have Basf Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $8.1B to $8.6B.
Where does Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Packaging Corporation of America Hourly Pension Plan in IL ($352M, 3,177 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Desert Financial Credit Union Retirement Plan in AZ (448 participants, $6K 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 161090809.

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.