Establishment Period

1941 : Chosun Tire Industrial co., Ltd. Eastablished

1942 : Youngdeungpo Plant Started up

Development Period

1962 : Hankook Tire exports tires for the first time in Korea

1968 : Company stock listed on Korea Stock Exchange

1979 : Daejeon Plant Started up

Growth Period

1980 : Company awarded US$100 Million Export Tower

1982 : Main R&D Center established

Mature Period

1995 : Company awarded US$500 Million Export Tower

1996 : Ground broken for Jiangsu, Jiaxing Plants in China

1997 : QS 9000 certification received

1997 : 1st construction phase completed at Geumsan Plant

Profitable Growth Period

1999 : Jiangsu, Jiaxing Plants dedicated in China

2001 : ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system launched

2002 : Restructuring Organization to strengthen Marketing

2003.06 : Signed partnership agreement with Michelin Group

2003.12 : Exports break us$700M for first time