South Korean tyre company Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) hosted the official kick-off meeting for the ’Tire-to-Tire Circular Economy Model’ consortium recently in Daejeon, South Korea. Held at the Hankook Technodome, the event marked the start of the consortium’s…
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Hankook Tire to invest US$1.6 bn in US plant expansion
South Korean tyre maker Hankook Tire says that its board of directors has approved a US$1.6 billion investment to expand its Tennessee plant, located in Clarksville, Tenn. The investment includes the previously planned Phase 2 expansion that will double production capacity of Hankook’s passenger car and…
Hankook Tire launches footwear made of recycled tyres
South Korean tyre company Hankook Tire has collaborated with shoes brand YASE to launch eco-friendly shoes made of recycled tyres. YASE is a leather shoes brand headquartered in Korea launched in 2013. Hankook Tire and YASE embarked on ‘ZERO – LEAVE…
Hankook to supply OE to 2021 Chevvy Silverado, Sierra
Hankook Tire America Corp. (Hankook) has been selected to provide a new OE fitment to General Motors Co. 2021 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD heavy-duty models. Hankook will supply the Silverado and Sierra pickup trucks with an 18-inch version…
Hankook Tire, two other South Korean tyre firms hit by high rubber prices
South Korea’s largest and the world’s seventh-largest tyre manufacturer, Hankook Tire Co., as well as two other local tyre makers took a hit in the second quarter of 2017 due to higher raw material prices and poor sales of Korean…