Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$418M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,073
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$201,694
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Syensqo USA Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$418M in assets, 2,073 participants

Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group's Syensqo USA Pension Plan reported $418M in total assets and 2,073 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,860 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Syensqo USA Pension Plan covers 2,073 participants in New Jersey, 2.5x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $418M.

#16,860
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-56.8%
assets change YoY
4.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $499M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Syensqo USA Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Syensqo USA Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$418,112,528 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Syensqo USA Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Syensqo USA Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,073 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Syensqo USA Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$499M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Syensqo USA Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $969M in the plan year 2023 filing to $418M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Syensqo USA Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,819 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,073 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 223268660 · Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Syensqo USA Pension Plan · $418M · 2,073 · 97th

  • RANK $418M
  • PHOTO 2,073
  • IND 97th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Bss Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16860

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 →

Syensqo USA Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Arizona Pipe Trades Pension PlanArizona Pipe Trades Pension …$419MBss Retirement Plan$418MSyensqo USA Pension Plan$418MResilient Floor Covering Pension FundResilient Floor Covering Pen…$418MWestlake Defined Benefit Plan$417M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Syensqo USA Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$969M
Net Assets (End of Year)$333M
Net Income-$499M
Employer EIN223268660
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$418M 60.432449411054655% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.2B$0.4B$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $1.06B $0.42B ▼ -60.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 989 $1.1B
2023 1 2,819 $969M
2024 1 2,073 $418M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Syensqo USA Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Syensqo USA Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.418112528 · Participants: 2073Syensqo USA 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
Syensqo USA Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Syensqo USA Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Syensqo USA 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 Bss Retirement Plan in WA ($418M); by covered participants it is Roofers Pension Fund in IL (2,071 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($418M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,073 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 Syensqo USA Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Syensqo USA Pension Plan contracted severely - down 56.8% during 2024, from $969M to $418M. Reported net income was -$499M.
How have Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cytec Industries, Inc., Member of the Syensqo Group's sponsor-wide assets declined 60.4%, from $1.1B to $418M.
Where does Syensqo USA Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Syensqo USA Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Syensqo USA Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bss Retirement Plan in WA ($418M, 116 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Syensqo USA Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Roofers Pension Fund in IL (2,071 participants, $530M 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 223268660.

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.