Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
Spring Grove, PA · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC's employer identification number (Spring Grove, Pennsylvania). Their latest filings total 3,845 participant records and $404M in net assets.
The largest is Pixelle Specialty Solutions Hourly 401(k) Savings Plan (Union), a 401(k) plan with 1,502 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $5.9M and participant contributions $12.1M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $44.0M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $536K.
Combined net assets moved from $280M in 2018 to $404M in 2024 (up 44%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixelle Specialty Solutions Hourly 401(k) Savings Plan (Union) | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 1,502 | $102M | $67,892 | $2,841 | $49K |
| Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 1,498 | $203M | $135,706 | — | $440K |
| Pixelle Specialty Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 845 | $98.9M | $116,986 | $3,567 | $47K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3,845 | $404M | $5.9M | $12.1M |
| 2023 | 3 | 3,236 | $402M | $7.2M | $12.7M |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,124 | $414M | $3.8M | $12.2M |
| 2021 | 3 | 3,466 | $421M | $2.4M | $9.8M |
| 2020 | 3 | 3,609 | $432M | $2.1M | $9.2M |
| 2019 | 3 | 3,127 | $373M | $2.1M | $9.4M |
| 2018 | 3 | 3,092 | $280M | $197K | $706K |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transamerica Retirement Solutions | Actuarial; Claims processing; Recordkeeping and information management; Investment management | 1 | $188,124 |
| Mercer Investments LLC | — | 1 | $157,964 |
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company O | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing | 2 | $76,574 |
| Mercer | Actuarial; Consulting (pension) | 1 | $67,589 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 1 | $25,948 |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | Investment management; Investment advisory (participants) | 2 | $20,010 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Pixelle Specialty Solutions Hourly 401(k) Savings Plan (Union), Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Retirement Plan and Pixelle Specialty Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC contribute to its plans?
$5,901,824 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $2,150 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Transamerica Retirement Solutions, Mercer Investments LLC, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O and Mercer and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.