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KUMHO TIRE®A LITTLE HISTORY
Kumho Tire Co., Inc. LSE: KHTC, formerly known as Samyang Tire,
is a South Korean tire company.
Headquartered in Gwangju, South Korea, it is a subsidiary of
the Kumho Asiana Group, along with Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second
largest airline.
An industrial conglomerate chaebol, Kumho Tire
manufactures a full range of tire under the Kumho and Marshal brands.
Kumho Tire runs three
manufacturing facilities in South Korea: the Pyeongtaek Plant, the Gokseong
Plant and the Gwangju Plant which includes the Kumho Research and Development
center mentioned below. There are a further three plants in China: the Tianjin Plant, the Gaoxin Plant
(in Nanjing) and the Changchun Plant. There is also one plant in Vietnam in the Binh
Duong Province.
Kumho Tire exports
tires worldwide and has a global network of sales organizations.
It has three centers
for research and development, with the largest in Gwangju, South Korea. The
other two centers are in Akron, Ohio and Birmingham, England. These service the US
and European tire markets respectively. Other research centers are located in
Buchholz (Germany) and Tianjin (China).
In 2007, Kumho became
a Platinum Partner of the Manchester United Football club. The company is
classed as an Official Club Sponsor. In partnership with Manchester United,
Kumho launched a "Play Safer] campaign designed to increase youth road
safety awareness.
The company also
sponsors other motoring events such as European Formula 3 racing.
On February 13, 2014, Darren Rovell of ESPN announced on his
Twitter page that Kumho was named the official tire of the NBA.
Kumho Tire is one of
the sponsors of the La Liga.
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