Operator
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Zotefoams plc investor presentation. [Operator Instructions]
Earlier than we start, I want to submit the next pool. I might now like handy you over to Ronan Cox, CEO. Good afternoon, sir.
Ronan Cox
Group CEO & Govt Director
Thanks very a lot, Lily, and good afternoon, everybody, and thanks for becoming a member of us for the Zotefoams’s 2026 Interim Outcomes. I’m Ronan Cox, Group CEO, and I am joined right here by Nick Wright, our Group CFO. At present, I am going to start with the enterprise efficiency and the strategic context. Nick goes to take you thru the financials intimately. We’ll cowl the strategic progress collectively, and I’ll shut on the outlook earlier than we take your questions.
So if we go to the subsequent slide, please, Lily. I am going to take the disclaimer as learn, after which we transfer on. And simply rapidly on enterprise efficiency, let me begin with how the enterprise carried out within the first half. And if we go on once more, Lily. Subsequent slide, please. Thanks.
So the primary half actually exhibits diversification and disciplined execution working collectively. That’s the key message right here. Sorry, I feel that we’re most likely a number of slides forward. Can we return, Lily, please?
Sure. There we go. That is the one. Thanks. So diversification and disciplined execution working collectively. Group income was up 23% to GBP 95.2 million. It is actually necessary to be clear in regards to the high quality of the expansion. It contains the primary full half yr contribution from OKC, and that was acquired development. So on an natural foundation, income grew by 4% or 6% on a continuing foreign money foundation.
