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
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
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.
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
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $326M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $315M |
| Net Income | -$9M |
| Employer EIN | 222761297 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.1B · 37,882
- JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.1B · 83,812
- Nokia Retirement Income Plan $12.9B · 7,280
- The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.0B · 16,233
- Merck US Pension Plan $10.1B · 26,843
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).
- Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund (HI) $316M · 455
- Major League Baseball - Office Employees Plan (NY) $316M · 537
- Ingredion Pension Plan (IL) $316M · 741
- Wps Pension Plan (WI) $317M · 518
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.