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Century Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen)

corporate plan · Century Aluminum · Cheyenne, WY

FROZENPBGC Covered
B
Pension Health Score
69/100
Funding Status96% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$3.8B
Total Assets
$4.0B
Total Liabilities
$152.4M
Unfunded Liability
9,981
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Century Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) is in good financial health at 96% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 96 cents in assets to cover it. This plan is also covered by the PBGC, providing an additional safety net. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$3.8B$4.0B96.1%$142.2M
2024$3.8B$4.0B95.3%$122.0M
2023$3.5B$3.6B95.7%$153.8M
2022$3.4B$3.6B93.5%$163.2M
2021$3.1B$3.0B105.8%$166.9M

Frequently Asked Questions

Century Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) is 96% funded, meaning it has 96 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.

Century Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) has 9,981 total participants, including 5,180 active employees and 4,801 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Yes, Century Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) is covered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which provides a backstop if the plan cannot pay benefits. The PBGC risk level is currently "low."

The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.

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Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.