KleanNara(004540) succeeded in turning to an operating profit in the second quarter this year.
KleanNara said on Aug. 14 that its operating profit in the second quarter of 2026 came to 600 million won, swinging to the black from an operating loss of 6.1 billion won a year earlier.
Sales for the same period were 136.3 billion won, up 10.3% year over year. Gross profit was 22.2 billion won, up 6.9 billion won, and the gross margin rose 3.9 percentage points to 16.3% from 12.4%.
Proactive responses to fluctuations in materials and supplies prices and higher productivity through power savings and process automation led to improved profitability. By improving the cost structure, including streamlining inventory and marketing operations, the scope of profit improvement expanded along with sales growth.
By business segment, expansion of the profit base in the paperboard segment and diversification of sales channels in the consumer goods segment, including sanitary pads, supported the earnings improvement.
A KleanNara official said, "In the second half, we will continue to enhance cost competitiveness and productivity and strengthen business competitiveness around high value-added products and growth markets to maintain the trend of profitability improvement."