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Also known as Hankook Tire and Technology

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (), also known simply as Hankook ( , ), is a South Korean tire company based in Seoul. It is the seventh-largest tire company in the world. It is a part of Hankook & Company.

Key facts

Company.logo
Logo Hankook Tire 2025.svg
Company.native_name
한국타이어앤테크놀로지 주식회사
Company.native_name_lang
ko
Company.type
Public
Company.industry
Auto and truck parts
Company.foundation
(as Chosun Tire Company)
Company.founder
Cho Hong-jai
Company.location
Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, South Korea
Company.key_people
Cho Hyun-bum (CEO)
Company.num_employees
21,000 Worldwide
Company.brands
Hankook Optimo Laufenn
Company.revenue
KRW 8,394 billion (2022)
Company.net_income
KRW 705 billion (2022)
Company.parent
Hankook & Company

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type
Company
Founded
1941
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Status
Active

GRID grid.497177.b · ISNI 0000 0004 0632 505X

Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Official name
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
Founded by
Bridgestone
Headquarters
Seongnam
Employees
21000
Stock exchange
Korean Stock Exchange
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Revised Romanization
Hanguk Taieo
Commons category
Hankook Tire
inception
1941-01-01
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Han'guk T'aiŏ
social media followers
16989
native label
한국 타이어
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Facts and figures
  • Global offices
  • Motorsports involvement
  • Sponsorships
  • Awards
  • References
  • External links

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (), also known simply as Hankook ( , ), is a South Korean tire company based in Seoul. It is the seventh-largest tire company in the world. It is a part of Hankook & Company.

==History== Hankook Tire was established in 1941 as "Chosun Tire Company" () and was renamed to "Hankook Tire Manufacturing" in 1968. Hankook literally means "Korea". Chosun means beautiful morning.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hankook Tire & Technology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.