Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ashland Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$59M
Total assets
72
Participants
86th
Percentile by assets
$826,069
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company · Sponsored by Ashland Inc. · Delaware · Manufacturing

$59M in assets, 72 participants

Ashland Inc.'s Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company reported $59M in total assets and 72 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.

  • 86th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #14,216 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company sits by assets

Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $59M for 72 participants (~$826,069/participant), up 5.6% in 2024.

$59M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
72
covered participants
86th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$826,069
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company reported participants fell from 80 in the plan year 2023 filing to 72 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company end-of-year assets rose from $56M in the plan year 2023 filing to $59M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
Delaware
Industry
Manufacturing

Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company outranks 86% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 0.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$59M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN812587835
Plan Effective Date1955-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ashland Inc.)

$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B$1.4B$1.45B 202220232024 $1.27B $1.39B â–˛ +9.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Ashland Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,059 $1.3B
2023 3 1,799 $1.3B
2024 3 1,557 $1.4B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company assets move in 2024? ▼
Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company grew at a solid clip - up 5.6% during 2024, from $56M to $59M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Ashland Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ashland Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $1.3B to $1.4B.
Where does Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company 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 Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American President Lines, LLC Retirement Account Plan in VA ($59M, 39 participants).

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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 812587835.

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