Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sun Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$316M
Total assets
736
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$429,711
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

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.

$316M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
736
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$429,711
avg assets per participant

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.

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 →

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Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Sun Chemical Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.2x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

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)

$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $723M $831M ▲ +14.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Sun Chemical Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,239 $723M
2023 4 3,046 $768M
2024 4 2,959 $831M

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Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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 Retirem…Retirement Plan of J…JPMorgan Chase Retir…Nokia Retirement Inc…The Prudential Merge…Merck US Pension Plan
Sun Chemical Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

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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 116,472 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).

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Ways to act on Sun Chemical Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Sun Chemical Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Sun Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 222761297.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.