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Hankook Tire Partners with ARLANXEO for joint Tire Technology Development

Hankook Tire and ARLANXEO agree on R&D partnership to develop new synthetic rubber grades and technologies for Premium-performance tires. The partnership reflects Hankook Tire’s continuous R&D efforts to strengthen its tech leadership. ...

Hankook Tire announces the extension of its UEFA Europa League contract until the 2020-21 season

Hankook is extending its successful commitment to the UEFA Europa League for a further three years until the 2020-21 season. This makes Hankook the longest running sponsor of Europe’s largest professional club football competition, with a total of nine years by the time of the Final in 2021. The new contract gives the premium tyre manufacturer the right to present the 'Player of the ...

Hankook at Tire Cologne 2018: World premières and smart tyre solutions

At Tire Cologne from 29th May to 1st June 2018 Hankook is presenting several world premières alongside current tyre exhibits from the passenger car, SUV, bus and truck line-ups. In Hall 6.1, Stand no. A050, the world première of a completely newly developed passenger car all-weather tyre will be just one product visitors can expect to see in the 400 square metres of exhibition space. In ...

Hankook announces new large-scale expansion plans for its European factory

The premium tyre maker announced expansion plans for the construction of a new truck tyre production unit in Rácalmás, Hungary. The works are set to begin during the 1st half of 2018, while the start of production is expected to commence around 2 years later. The expansion − in a value of around 290 million EUR − is the 4th one in the history of the Company's European plant, which was ...

Hankook Tire Reports Global Financial Results for 2017

In comparison to 2016, the company’s sales increased by 2.9% in 2017. This result was driven by an expansion of the premium OE segment and a sales growth of larger size tyres starting from 17-inch especially in Europe and the U.S. ...