Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kuraray America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$57M
Total assets Below avg plan size
806
Participants Near avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$70,731
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kuraray America Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kuraray America, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$57M in assets, 806 participants

Kuraray America, Inc.'s Kuraray America Pension Plan reported $57M in total assets and 806 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #14,118 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Kuraray America Pension Plan sits by assets

Kuraray America Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $57M for 806 participants (~$70,731/participant), up 10.6% in 2024.

#14,118
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kuraray America Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kuraray America Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,008,957 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Kuraray America Pension 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. Kuraray America Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (806 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kuraray America Pension Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kuraray America Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $52M in the plan year 2023 filing to $57M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kuraray America Pension Plan reported participants rose from 774 in the plan year 2023 filing to 806 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 134119995 · Kuraray America, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kuraray America Pension Plan · $57M · 806 · 86th

  • BOOK $57M
  • VS-ST 806
  • BOY 86th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Central Ohio Ufcw Unions and Retail Employers Pension Plan
  • PART ind #14118

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 Texas →

Kuraray America Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Altec Industries, Inc. Associates' Pension PlanAltec Industries, Inc. Assoc…$57MKuraray America Pension Plan$57MCentral Ohio Ufcw Unions and Retail Employers Pension PlanCentral Ohio Ufcw Unions and…$57MMaynard Nexsen, PC Pension PlanMaynard Nexsen, PC Pension P…$57MGroup Retirement Income Plan No. 12Group Retirement Income Plan…$57M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kuraray America Pension 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)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN134119995
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kuraray America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kuraray America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$230M 41.9346467536234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $162M $230M ▲ +41.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,432 $162M
2023 2 1,529 $198M
2024 2 1,610 $230M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Kuraray America Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Kuraray America Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.057008957 · Participants: 806Kuraray America Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Kuraray America Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Kuraray America Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kuraray America Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Central Ohio Ufcw Unions and Retail Employers Pension Plan in OH ($57M); by covered participants it is The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan in NJ (808 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (806 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 Kuraray America Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kuraray America Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $52M to $57M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Kuraray America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kuraray America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.9%, from $162M to $230M.
Where does Kuraray America Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kuraray America Pension Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Kuraray America Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Central Ohio Ufcw Unions and Retail Employers Pension Plan in OH ($57M, 791 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kuraray America Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Retirement Plan in NJ (808 participants, $722M 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 134119995.

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.