Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Graftech International Holdings Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$76M
Total assets Below avg plan size
9
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Graftech International Holdings Inc · Ohio · Manufacturing

$76M in assets, 9 participants

Graftech International Holdings Inc's Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan reported $76M in total assets and 9 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,736 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $76M for 9 participants (~$8.5M/participant), down 6.1% in 2024.

#14,736
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.1%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$76,111,966 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan is a micro filing (9 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $81M in the plan year 2023 filing to $76M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 061249029 · Graftech International Holdings Inc PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan · $76M · 9 · 88th

  • PART $76M
  • TYPE 9
  • NET 88th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Metro Health Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #14736

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 →

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement 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)$81M
Net Assets (End of Year)$76M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN061249029
Plan Effective Date1991-02-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graftech International Holdings Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Graftech International Holdings Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$221M 4.159291895085865% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$210M$215M$220M$225M$230M 202220232024 $213M $221M ▲ +4.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 305 $213M
2023 2 345 $225M
2024 2 379 $221M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.076111966 · Participants: 9Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Metro Health Pension Plan in MI ($76M); by covered participants it is Jtm Perio Implants, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in CA (9 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($76M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9 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 Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2024, from $81M to $76M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Graftech International Holdings Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graftech International Holdings Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.2%, from $213M to $221M.
Where does Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Metro Health Pension Plan in MI ($76M, 258 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Graftech International Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jtm Perio Implants, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in CA (9 participants, $3M in assets).