Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Essity North America Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$106M
Total assets: 230
Participants: 91st
Percentile by assets: $460,640
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Essity North America Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$106M in assets, 230 participants

Essity North America Inc.'s Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported $106M in total assets and 230 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

91st percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan covers 230 participants in Pennsylvania, about 28% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~824 per filing). Assets: $106M.

$106M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 230
covered participants: 91st
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $460,640
avg assets per participant

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.

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 247 in the plan year 2023 filing to 230 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $111M in the plan year 2023 filing to $106M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

Pennsylvania

Industry

Manufacturing

Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 824 participants across 5,360 plans. Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan reports 230 participants - about 28% of that state average ($106M EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$111M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$106M
Net Income	-$5M
Employer EIN	233061590
Plan Effective Date	1963-09-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essity North America Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Essity North America Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	4	3,985	$1.1B
2023	4	3,959	$1.2B
2024	4	3,839	$1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Steelworkers Pension Trust $7.2B · 46,110
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.5B · 58,779
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.2B · 6,387
Constellation Retirement Program $5.0B · 4,809
Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Pension Fund $5.0B · 12,421

Compare Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Hogan Lovells US LLP Cash Balance Plan (DC) $106M · 384
Ttx Company Pension Plan (NC) $106M · 365
Virginia Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan (VA) $106M · 640
Retirement Plan for Employees of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital (WA) $106M · 425

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 4.4% during 2024, from $111M to $106M. Reported net income was -$5M.

How have Essity North America Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essity North America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.8%, from $1.1B to $1.2B.

Where does Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hogan Lovells US LLP Cash Balance Plan in DC ($106M, 384 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
Essity North America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 233061590.

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.