Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sun Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$316M
Total assets Above avg plan size
736
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$429,711
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sun Chemical Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sun Chemical Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$316M in assets, 736 participants

Sun Chemical Corporation's Sun Chemical Retirement Plan reported $316M in total assets and 736 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,651 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $316M for 736 participants (~$429,711/participant), down 3.0% in 2024.

#16,651
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-3.0%
assets change YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$316,267,577 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Sun Chemical 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. Sun Chemical Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (736 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sun Chemical Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sun Chemical Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $326M in the plan year 2023 filing to $316M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 222761297 · Sun Chemical Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan · $316M · 736 · 96th

  • 5500 $316M
  • ASSETS 736
  • PCT 96th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund
  • PHOTO ind #16651

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 →

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wps Pension Plan$317MMajor League Baseball - Office Employees PlanMajor League Baseball - Offi…$316MSun Chemical Retirement Plan$316MHawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension FundHawaii Sheet Metal Workers P…$316MIngredion Pension Plan$316M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sun Chemical Retirement 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)$326M
Net Assets (End of Year)$315M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN222761297
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sun Chemical Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sun Chemical Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$831M 14.938159173452286% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $723M $831M ▲ +14.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,239 $723M
2023 4 3,046 $768M
2024 4 2,959 $831M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Sun Chemical Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.316267577 · Participants: 736Sun Chemical Retirement 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
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Sun Chemical Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund in HI ($316M); by covered participants it is Elwyn, Inc. Retirement Plan in PA (736 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($316M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (736 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 Sun Chemical Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2024, from $326M to $316M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Sun Chemical Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sun Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.9%, from $723M to $831M.
Where does Sun Chemical Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Sun Chemical Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund in HI ($316M, 455 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sun Chemical Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Elwyn, Inc. Retirement Plan in PA (736 participants, $43M in assets).