What a widening profit gap means for Korea Zinc control fight
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10845518
- Published
- 2026-08-19 14:55:12
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-19 07:16:33
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Korea Zinc more than doubled its second-quarter operating profit to a record high, while Young Poong’s profit nearly evaporated from the previous quarter, widening the earnings divide between the two rivals locked in a battle for control. Korea Zinc reported consolidated revenue of 6.37 trillion won ($4.56 billion) for the April-June period, up 66.6 percent from 3.82 trillion won a year earlier, according to regulatory filings. Operating profit surged 126.8 percent on-year to 587 billion won fro
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