Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Koppers Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$89M
Total assets Below avg plan size
175
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$507,347
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Koppers Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$89M in assets, 175 participants

Koppers Inc.'s Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan reported $89M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,054 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan covers 175 participants in Pennsylvania, about 21% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $89M.

#15,054
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-$5M
reported net income
0.9×
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.

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$88,785,774 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 251588399 · Koppers Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan · $89M · 175 · 90th

  • NET $89M
  • NET 175
  • NET 90th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Marine Carpenters Pension Fund
  • NET ind #15054

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 Pennsylvania →

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Society for Human Resource Management Pension Plan and TrustSociety for Human Resource M…$89MEmployers' - Warehousemen's Pension Trust FundEmployers' - Warehousemen's …$89MSEIU Local No. 4 Pension Fund$89MMarine Carpenters Pension FundMarine Carpenters Pension Fu…$89MKoppers Inc. Retirement Plan$89M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)N/A
Net Assets (End of Year)$89M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN251588399
Plan Effective Date2024-07-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Koppers Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Koppers Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$352M 25.33729413155118% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $281M $352M ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,773 $281M
2023 3 1,900 $315M
2024 4 2,099 $352M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.088785774 · Participants: 175Koppers Inc. Retirement PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Marine Carpenters Pension Fund in CA ($89M); by covered participants it is Dentons US LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($89M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (175 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 have Koppers Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Koppers Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $281M to $352M.
Where does Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 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 Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Marine Carpenters Pension Fund in CA ($89M, 161 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Koppers Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dentons US LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL (175 participants, $38M in assets).