CK Solution's Q3 Operating Profit Surges 18-Fold
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On Nov. 11, CK Solution reported its 2026 third-quarter results: consolidated revenue reached 107.7 billion won, with operating profit of 10.9 billion won; revenue increased 61% from a year earlier and 27% from the previous quarter, and operating profit surged about 18-fold from 600 million won in the second quarter. The company attributed the improvement to increased orders for semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure and data center construction, reflecting its diversification beyond its traditional battery dry room business into semiconductor and data center businesses. Contracts: in September, CK Solution secured a 147.7 billion won contract for construction work related to SK hynix's advanced packaging plant in Indiana, United States, which will be SK hynix's first advanced packaging production site for AI memory in the US; it won a 23 billion won contract for LG Uplus' new Paju data center, a 30.9 billion won contract for finishing work on the first phase of Samsung Electronics' P5 facility in Pyeongtaek, and a 12.3 billion won contract for expansion work at Amkor Technology Korea's Songdo plant. Earlier this month, its US subsidiary secured a 47.3 billion won contract to build satellite communications facilities at a US Marine Corps base in Guam; in the battery sector, it signed contracts worth 35.4 billion won for LG Energy Solution's Michigan plant and 29.3 billion won for Samsung SDI's Hungary plant, and won a 57.1 billion won order from StarPlus Energy (SPE), the US joint venture between Samsung SDI and Stellantis. CK Solution expects its annual order intake to exceed 600 billion won this year.
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Source: The Elec · 11/11/2026 · View original source
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