Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Refractories Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
2
Participants Small participant base
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$5.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by General Refractories Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 2 participants

General Refractories Company's General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported $11M in total assets and 2 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #7,894 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees holds $11M for 2 participants - about $5.6M per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#7,894
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.5%
assets growth YoY

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,113,861 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees is a micro filing (2 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income fell from $412K in the plan year 2023 filing to $173K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 3 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 230618000 · General Refractories Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · $11M · 2 · 58th

  • PHOTO $11M
  • PHOTO 2
  • PHOTO 58th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #7894

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 →

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$173K
Employer EIN230618000
Plan Effective Date1944-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Refractories Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Refractories Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 5.3842005734663845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10.4M$10.6M$10.8M$11M$11.2M 202220232024 $10.6M $11.1M ▲ +5.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4 $11M
2023 1 3 $11M
2024 1 2 $11M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.011113861 · Participants: 2General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesNational 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
General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan in IL ($11M); by covered participants it is Avh Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (2 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2 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 General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2024? ▼
General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees edged up modestly - up 1.5% during 2024, from $11M to $11M. Reported net income was $173K.
How have General Refractories Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Refractories Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $11M to $11M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan in IL ($11M, 106 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Avh Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (2 participants, N/A 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 230618000.

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.