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Hankook Tire Partners with Pro-Specs to Release Running Shoes

Hankook Tire Partners with Pro-Specs to Release Running Shoes

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tiremaker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. said Thursday it has partnered with sport fashion brand, Pro-Specs, to launch three limited edition pairs of running shoes. The iON evo, Hankook Tire’s high-end tire designed for electric vehicles, inspired the patterns on the shoe’s outsole, which enhance its anti-slip [...]

Hyundai Opens Driving Experience Center in S. Korea

Hyundai Opens Driving Experience Center in S. Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday opened its driving experience center at a tiremaker’s proving ground to offer customers test-driving opportunities. Hyundai has completed the HMG Driving Experience Center inside Hankook Tire & Technology Co.’s proving ground facility in Taean on the western coast of the country, the [...]

Hankook Tire to Invest 2.1 tln Won for U.S. Plant Expansion

Hankook Tire to Invest 2.1 tln Won for U.S. Plant Expansion

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankook Tire & Technology Co., the world’s sixth-biggest tiremaker by sales, said Monday it will invest 2.1 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) to expand its existing U.S. tire manufacturing plant by early 2026. Hankook Tire currently produces 5.5 million tires a year for passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks in the [...]

Hankook Tire Footwear Made of Recycled Tires Gains Popularity

Hankook Tire Footwear Made of Recycled Tires Gains Popularity

SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankook Tire & Technology Co., the world’s sixth-largest tiremaker by sales, said Wednesday it will make and sell more of the limited edition footwear produced by using recycled tires through a collaboration with domestic startup Treadngroove as the existing inventory had sold out. The two companies jointly produced a [...]