Hankook
Supplier Intelligence Card
Supplier Snapshot
- Core category
- Tires & Wheels
- Country / headquarters
- South Korea · Seongnam-si, South Korea
- Manufacturing locations
- Clarksville, Tennessee, USA · Geumsan, South Korea · Daejeon, South Korea · Rácalmás, Hungary · Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
- Production-volume fit
- Mass market
- Certifications
- TISAX (Headquarters, Hankook Technodome, and plants in Korea, China, and Europe) · ISCC PLUS (Geumsan Plant, South Korea) · ISCC PLUS (Rácalmás Plant, Hungary) · ISCC PLUS (Daejeon Plant, South Korea) · ISCC PLUS (Jiaxing Plant, China)
- Programme / OEM evidence
- View programme evidence below
- Capacity / lead time
- Approximately 102 million tires annually across 8 global manufacturing facilities located in Korea, China, USA, Hungary, and Indonesia. · Varies by contract; supports Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery for OE partners
- Company / risk status
- ActiveView risk access and details below
- Verification / data confidence
- Trayce Verified: Unverified — no published review
Data confidence: UNKNOWN
Why consider this supplier?
Hankook Tire is a global manufacturer of tires for passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and motorsports, with a strong focus on electric vehicle tires and sustainability.
Production-volume fit: Mass market
Components & Manufacturing Capabilities
Components Offered
Passenger car radial tires, EV-specific tires (iON brand), run-flat tires, self-sealing tires, truck and bus radial (TBR) tires, motorsport racing tires, and lead-acid/AGM automotive batteries.
Products & Services
Tires for passenger vehicles, electric vehicles, SUVs, vans, light trucks, RVs, trucks, buses, and motorsports (circuit racing and rallies).
Key Technologies
R&D Focus
R&D is centered at the Hankook Technodome, focusing on EV-specialized tires, sustainable raw material development (bio-based polymers), airless tires, intelligent tire sensors for autonomous driving, and carbon-neutral manufacturing processes.
Certifications
Automotive Programme Evidence
Recorded project examples, vehicle supply relationships and pipeline programmes appear here when available.
Capacity & Commercial Fit
Production-volume fit: Mass market
- Country / headquarters
- South Korea · Seongnam-si, South Korea
- Manufacturing locations
- Clarksville, Tennessee, USA · Geumsan, South Korea · Daejeon, South Korea · Rácalmás, Hungary · Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
- Service regions
- Asia-Pacific · Europe · North America · Middle East & Africa · Latin America
- Typical lead time
- Varies by contract; supports Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery for OE partners
- Production capacity
- Approximately 102 million tires annually across 8 global manufacturing facilities located in Korea, China, USA, Hungary, and Indonesia.
Only evidence-backed manufacturing locations are listed. Headquarters and service regions remain separate. Capacity and lead times are supplier-profile evidence and should be confirmed during qualification.
Target Markets
Capacity Updates
2 plant changes tracked
Procurement Enquiry
Interested in working with Hankook? Send a structured procurement or technical enquiry directly.
Risk & ESG
Company status: Active
Sustainability & ESG
- Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050
- SBTi approved greenhouse gas reduction targets
- E.Circle sustainable natural rubber policy
- 're:move' waste tire upcycling project
- Transition to 100% renewable energy (RE100 participation)
Sources & Verification
Trayce Verified
Unverified — no published review
Trayce Verified applies only to the dimensions shown as independently sourced below. It is separate from paid Enhanced Profiles and does not guarantee capacity, lead time or supplier suitability.
Company identity
Unknown — not reviewed
Manufacturing location
Unknown — not reviewed
Certifications
Unknown — not reviewed
Programme relationships
Unknown — not reviewed
Source counts describe profile citations, not independently verified checks. Certification review applies to the recorded dimension; individual certificates, capacity and lead times are not verified by this panel.
More company information
Awards & Recognition
- Red Dot Design Award
- iF Design Award
- IDEA Award
- DJSI World Class (7 consecutive years)
- TIME World's Most Sustainable Companies 2024
- Auto Bild Manufacturer of the Year
Explore More
- Founded
- 1941
- Employees
- 20,000+
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