Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Basf Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$352M
Total assets: 449
Participants: 96th
Percentile by assets: $783,203
Avg per participant

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.

96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#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.

$352M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 449
covered participants: 96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $783,203
avg assets per participant

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 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.

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State

New Jersey

Industry

Manufacturing

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$381M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$352M
Net Income	-$30M
Employer EIN	161090809
Plan Effective Date	1969-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)

Total plan assets by year, all Basf Corporation plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	4	19,158	$8.1B
2023	4	17,798	$8.4B
2024	4	15,945	$8.6B

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Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.0B · 16,233
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Packaging Corporation of America Hourly Pension Plan (IL) $352M · 3,177
Olympus Corporation of the Americas Pension Plan (PA) $351M · 602
Pension Fund for Hospital and Health Care Employees, Philadelphia and Vicinity (PA) $353M · 1,910
Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund (OH) $350M · 1,990

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).

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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.