Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Synthomer Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$194M
Total assets Near avg plan size
62
Participants Small participant base
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan · Sponsored by Synthomer Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$194M in assets, 62 participants

Synthomer Inc.'s Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan reported $194M in total assets and 62 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #17,156 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan sits by assets

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $194M for 62 participants (~$3.1M/participant), down 0.4% in 2023.

#17,156
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.4%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$193,658,811 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 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 2023

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan is a small filing (62 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan reported participants fell from 195 in the plan year 2022 filing to 62 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $194M in the plan year 2022 filing to $194M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 341897652 · Synthomer Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan · $194M · 62 · 95th

  • VS-ST $194M
  • BOY 62
  • SCH 95th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Driv Employees Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #17156

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 Ohio →

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20, Indianapolis Area, Pension FundSheet Metal Workers Local No…$194MWci Steel/Pyro/Baron Retirement PlanWci Steel/Pyro/Baron Retirem…$194MOperating Engineers Pension Trust Fund of Washington D.C. and VicinityOperating Engineers Pension …$194MDriv Employees Retirement PlanDriv Employees Retirement Pl…$194MOmnova Solutions Consolidated Pension PlanOmnova Solutions Consolidate…$194M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$194M
Net Assets (End of Year)$191M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN341897652
Plan Effective Date1999-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Synthomer Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Synthomer Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$164M 51.93580278752906% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$200M$300M$400M 202220232024 $341M $164M ▼ -51.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,235 $341M
2023 2 1,459 $347M
2024 1 828 $164M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.193658811 · Participants: 62Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Driv Employees Retirement Plan in MI ($194M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan B of the American College of Physicians, Inc. in PA (62 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.4% during 2023, from $194M to $194M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Synthomer Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Synthomer Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 51.9%, from $341M to $164M.
Where does Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Driv Employees Retirement Plan in MI ($194M, 544 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Omnova Solutions Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan B of the American College of Physicians, Inc. in PA (62 participants, $55M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 341897652.

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.