Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Formerly Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.)
Company Profile
■URL
http://www.hankooktire.com/us/
■Address
Business Overview
-Korea's No. 1 tire manufacturer. The company holds a 30-40% share of the passenger car tire market in Korea (reported by the Company).
-The Company’s businesses are divided into two segments as shown below.
Segments | Major products |
Tire segment | Tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, industrial vehicles |
Non-Tire segment | Tire manufacturing equipment, Tire molds |
ーIn May 2019, Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. changed its name to Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
-Brand Portfolio
- Luxury/Sports car: Ventus
- EV: iON
- SUV: Dynapra
- Fuel-efficient: Kinergy
- Winter: Winter
- Trucks and buses: Smart
Shareholders
(As of Dec. 31, 2022)
Major Shareholders | Shareholding Ratio (%) |
Hankook & Company Co., Ltd. |
30.67 |
(*) Including shares held by the Company
Products
Tires
-EV tires
-Passenger car tire
-SUV tires
-Light trucks tire
-Trucks and bus tires
-Runflat tires
-Winter tires
-Summer tires
-All-season tires
Tubes
Batteries
History
May. 1941 | The Company was established as Chosun Tire Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Feb. 1968 | The Company changed the company name to Hankook Tire Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
Dec. 1968 | The Company was listed on the Korea Stock Exchange. |
May. 1979 | The Company started operations at the Daejon Plant. |
Nov. 1982 | The Company established an R&D center. |
Mar. 1994 | The Company acquired ISO9001 certification. |
Jun. 1996 | The Company established Hankook Tire China Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang, China. |
Aug. 1996 | Geumsan plant started test operations. |
Sep. 1996 | The Company established Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd in Jiangsu, China. |
Oct. 1996 | The Company established the Akron Technical Center in Ohio, U.S.A. |
Apr. 1997 | The Company established the Europe Technical Center (ETC) in Hannover, Germany. |
Sep. 1997 | The Company acquired QS9000 certification. |
Jul. 1998 | The Company established the China Technical Center. |
Feb. 1999 | The Company changed the company name to Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. |
Feb. 1999 | Geumsan plant acquired ISO14001 certification. |
May. 2003 | The Company acquired ISO/TS16949 certification. |
Oct. 2005 | The Company decided to built a plant in Hungary. |
Oct. 2005 | The Company was chosen as Ford's strategic partner. |
May. 2006 | The Company established the China Technical Center (CTC) in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China. |
Mar. 2007 | The Company produced 100 millionth tire in China. |
Jun. 2007 | Hungary plant began its operations. |
Nov. 2010 | The Company established Chongqing Hankooktire Co., Ltd. in Chongqing, China. |
Sep. 2012 | The Company was to span off as a separate tyre business from the rest of Hankook's operations, mainly investment activities. |
Sep. 2013 | Indonesia plant began its operations. |
Jun. 2015 | The Company acquired 19.49 percent shares of Hanon System Corp. of Korea from Visteon. |
Oct. 2016 | Held an opening ceremony for Hankook Technodome research center in Daejeon, Korea. |
Feb. 2017 | Established a winter tire test facility, called Technotrac, in Ivalo, Finland. |
Oct. 2018 | Tennessee plant began its operations. |
May. 2019 | The Company changed the company name to Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. |
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