Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award

Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award

South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology said on Thursday that its electric vehicle (EV) exclusive tire brand, "iON," has secured four ...

Hankook Tire's iON evo tops Auto Bild's electric car tire test

Hankook Tire's iON evo tops Auto Bild's electric car tire test

Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Friday that its electric vehicle-dedicated high-performance tire, the iON evo, h...

Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years

Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years

Hankook Tire & Technology, a tire manufacturer based in South Korea, announced on Wednesday its exclusive partnership with BMW Driving Center's ...

Governor of Louisiana visits Kumho Tire HQ in Seoul

Governor of Louisiana visits Kumho Tire HQ in Seoul

South Korea's leading tire manufacturer Kumho Tire Co., Inc. announced on Monday that Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited its headquarters i...

Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity

Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity

South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. shut down a local production complex on Sunday due to a fire, stoking concerns ...

Hankook Tire chairman arrested for alleged embezzlement

Hankook Tire chairman arrested for alleged embezzlement

The head of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, was arrested on Thursday on charges of embezzlement, breach of tr...

Kumho Petrochem wins BB rating from MSCI's ESG ratings

Kumho Petrochem wins BB rating from MSCI's ESG ratings

Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Wednesday that it had received a "BB rating" in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluation by Mo...

SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup

SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup

SK Incheon Petrochemical, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., on Sunday said it made an equity investment in the eco-friendly sta...

South Korean tire makers raise prices despite weak sales

South Korean tire makers raise prices despite weak sales

South Korea’s three largest tire makers are raising product prices despite their weak sales in anticipation of an imminent market rebound amid...

Carmerce raises $2.3 mn in Series A led by Hankook Tire

Carmerce raises $2.3 mn in Series A led by Hankook Tire

South Korea's used car e-commerce platform Carmerce has raised 3 billion won ($2.3 million) in a Series A funding round led by Hankook Tire & ...

Korea's Kumho Tire sponsors Touring Car Championship

Korea's Kumho Tire sponsors Touring Car Championship

Kumho Tire Co. announced on Monday its title sponsorship of the Touring Car Championship (TCR), a global touring car competition, with the organizer...

Hankook Tire's Ventus S1 evo3 tops braking performance in Germany

Hankook Tire's Ventus S1 evo3 tops braking performance in Germany

Hankook Tire & Technology's high-performance tire, the Ventus S1 Evo3, claims the top spot in the braking distance category of the 2023 Summer T...

Kumho Tire establishes ESG committee under its board of directors

Kumho Tire establishes ESG committee under its board of directors

Kumho Tire Co. is intensifying its sustainable management efforts by establishing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) committee directly u...

Hankook Tire to supply exclusive tires for Formula E in India

Hankook Tire to supply exclusive tires for Formula E in India

Hankook Tire & Technology said on Friday that it will serve as the exclusive supplier and official partner of Formula E's 2023 Greenco Hyderabad...

Kumho Petrochem's rubber products win eco-friendly certification

Kumho Petrochem's rubber products win eco-friendly certification

Kumho Petrochemical Co. said on Tuesday that its four synthetic rubber products including SSBR, HBR, LBR, and NdBR have earned International Sustain...

Hankook Tire supplies tires to Nissan's new X-Trail SUV

Hankook Tire supplies tires to Nissan's new X-Trail SUV

Hankook Tire & Technology said on Tuesday it would supply its ultra-high-performance sports tire Ventus S1 evo3 SUV to Nissan's fourth-generatio...

Hankook Tire ESG Report wins gold prize in LACP 2022 Spotlight Awards

Hankook Tire ESG Report wins gold prize in LACP 2022 Spotlight Awards

The ESG Report of Hankook Tire & Technology won the gold prize in the 2022 Spotlight Awards hosted by the League of American Communications Prof...

Kumho Tire receives silver medal from EcoVadis

Kumho Tire receives silver medal from EcoVadis

Kumho Tire Co. announced on Tuesday that it received a silver medal from EcoVadis, a global ESG (environmental, social, and governance) evaluation a...

Nexen Tire develops AI-based tech for road surface detection

Nexen Tire develops AI-based tech for road surface detection

Nexen Tire Corp. on Monday said it developed technology for road surface detection and analysis of tire braking distance using artificial intelligen...

Hankook Tire ties up with Chaevi for EV charging service

Hankook Tire ties up with Chaevi for EV charging service

Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. and Daeyoung Chaevi, one-stop electric vehicle (EV) charging solution provider, s...

Nexen Tire and Design Council Busan join hands for futuristic models

Nexen Tire and Design Council Busan join hands for futuristic models

Nexen Tire said on Thursday that it has developed three types of future concept tires, including "BTR," "Mearth," and "Nocturne," in collaboration...

Kumho Petrochemical to recycle plastic waste with French partner

Kumho Petrochemical to recycle plastic waste with French partner

Kumho Petrochemical on Tuesday said it has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies...

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Industries Inc. has expanded the capacity of its polyester tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam, the South Korean company said on Wednesday.The f...

Hankook Tire aims to join global top 5 with new EV-only tires

Hankook Tire aims to join global top 5 with new EV-only tires

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. is aiming to join the ranks of the global top five tire makers with its lat...

Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals

Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...

Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion

Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, will invest $1.6 billion to more than double its output in the US, the world&...

Hankook Tire sees increasing threat from combative labor union's demands

Hankook Tire sees increasing threat from combative labor union's demands

As a string of sporadic labor union strikes enters its third week, the risk of supply disruption has spread to an unlikely victim – Hankook Ti...

Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires

Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, said on Wednesday it has opened Asia’s largest proving ground to test t...

Kumho Tire, labor union in tug of war over international plants

Kumho Tire, labor union in tug of war over international plants

Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, struggled to agree with its unionized workers on more overseas plants although the company des...

Korean tire makers to raise prices on higher costs

Korean tire makers to raise prices on higher costs

South Korea’s three leading tire makers joined the global industry’s plans to raise product prices to maintain profitability amid higher...

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