Nanu takes coated pulp mould packaging into electronics and cosmetics
South Korean startup Nanu expects revenue to roughly double to about KRW 1.3bn (USD 970,000) in 2026 from KRW 600m (USD 450,000) in 2025, driven by a proprietary water-based coating that makes pulp mold containers resistant to water, oil and heat. The coating lets paper packaging replace single-use plastic beyond food, with Nanu co-developing phone packaging and semiconductor trays with Samsung Electronics and cosmetics containers with Amorepacific and LOreal. The company received separable-disposal labelling approval for its coated paper in March 2026 and is seeking licensing production in Vietnam to cut unit costs, while also targeting commercialisation of a citrus-peel and brewer grain byproduct material, Deco Mold, by year-end 2026.
Why this mattersA coatings specialist extending pulp mould into semiconductor trays and cosmetics containers widens the categories where paper can displace plastic beyond food service.
- Nanu projects revenue to roughly double to about KRW 1.3bn (USD 970,000) in 2026 from KRW 600m (USD 450,000) in 2025
- Nanu's water-based coating on pulp mold containers blocks water and oil absorption and adds heat resistance
- Nanu received separable-disposal labelling approval for its coated paper products in March 2026
- Nanu is co-developing pulp mold phone packaging with Samsung Electronics and plans to extend the work to semiconductor trays
- Nanu is developing paper containers that hold cosmetic contents directly with Amorepacific and L'Oreal
- Coated pulp molds cost more than twice as much as ordinary plastic containers, prompting licensing plans for production in Vietnam