SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A rubber byproduct produced during the process of manufacturing tires has turned out to be ideal for trekking boot outsoles. South Korean outdoor brand Eider said Tuesday it will release new trekking boots developed as part of a collaboration with tire company Nexen Tire Corp. The boots come in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankook Tire & Technology Co., the world’s sixth-largest tiremaker by sales, said Monday it began to supply tires for Porsche’s Cayenne sport utility vehicle in June. Hankook Tire supplies the high-performance Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV tires for the high-performance Cayenne in the form of original equipment (OE) tires, [...]
GWANGJU, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangsan District in Gwangju will hold a Gulingpic on Saturday at Honam University, where it will stage various games making use of “guling” discarded waste tires. Guling’s Olympic Games, Gulingpik, will be divided into three areas: speed, strength and how freely one slides the tire. Guling is a youth [...]
GWANGJU, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments, businesses and education authorities have joined hands in developing play education for teenagers by recycling old tires. Gwangsan District in the city of Gwangju said that it will sign a business agreement with Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s second-largest tiremaker, and the Gwangju Educational Research Information Service [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In accordance with a recent agreement with the Ministry of Environment, domestic and overseas tire manufacturers will be obligated to indicate the noise level of their products starting in 2019, a measure that officials expect will significantly reduce noise pollution from vehicles. Organizations and manufacturers that voluntarily agreed to [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The future of the automotive industry may rely heavily on electric vehicles, but regardless of propulsion type, one thing that all cars have in common is their tires. According to the Korean Industrial Property Office (KIPO) Thursday, the number of patent applications for high-performance tires offering improved safety has [...]