** Shares of Zotefoams ZTF.L up nearly 16% at 322p; set to record its biggest one-day pct gain since Oct 2022
** The maker of closed cell crosslinked foams expects FY underlying pretax profit to beat market expectations
** Co posts record HY performance with pretax profit up 37%, revenue up 9% YoY
** Peel Hunt analysts increase FY25 revenue estimates by 3%
** Separately, South Korea-based Seoheung Co. Ltd. will invest $10 mln for an initial stake of 17.5% in ZTF's Vietnamese JV
** ZTF rose about 4% YTD
(Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru)
((Yamini.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))