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Hankook Technodome Acquires ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

- Hankook Technodome is now qualified as a global innovation R&D centre, by the most influential & international accreditation organisation in the U.S. - Recognised for Hankook Technodome’s own testing and management system
Hankook Technodome Acquires ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

Seoul/Korea, Neu-Isenburg/Germany, April  12, 2018 – The premium tyre makers state of the art R&D Centre, Hankook Technodome, has acquired ‘ISO/IEC 17025’ from A2LA(American Association for Laboratory Accreditation), acknowledged with the company’s own testing system.

‘ISO/IEC 17025’ is an international standard for laboratories or accreditation organisations that have been recognised by the International Standard Organisation. Test reports from these laboratories can be globally acknowledged. Hankook Tire has now officially been recognised for its methodical test management system and established its own testing system at a global top-tier level.

Hankook Tire has constantly been making its best efforts to attain global top-tier technology through the company’s core R&D capability, Hankook Technodome. Based on high-tech research facilities within an optimised working environment, this R&D centre provides Hankook Tire’s most up-to-date innovative technology. Hankook Technodome is the Mecca of future technology and the key to leading high-tech tyre technology for mid to long term R&D strategy.

Hankook Tire manufactures globally innovative, award-winning radial tyres of proven superior quality for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks, and buses as well as motorsports (circuit racing/street circuits/rallies).

Aspiring to bring consumers the utmost excellence in product quality, technological excellence and driving satisfaction, Hankook Tire continuously invests in research and development maintaining five R&D centres and eight production facilities around the world. Bespoke tyre solutions for the European markets as well as European Original Equipment according to the requirements of leading premium car manufacturers, are developed in the company’s regional Technical Centre in Hanover/Germany. Production for the European region is taking place in the state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Rácalmás/Hungary which was inaugurated in June 2007 and is continuously being expanded.

Hankook Tire’s European headquarters are located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The manufacturer operates further branches in several European countries and sells its products through regional distributors in other local markets. Hankook Tire employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide and sells products in over 160 countries. The company has been the technical partner and exclusive tyre supplier of the Generation 3 for the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship since 2023. Internationally leading car manufacturers rely on tyres made by Hankook for their original equipment. Approximately 38 percent of the company's global sales are generated within the European region.

For more information please visit www.hankooktire-mediacenter.com or www.hankooktire.com

Hankook Tire Europe GmbH | Marketing Communications Europe | Siemensstr. 14, 63263 Neu-Isenburg | Germany

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