The newspaper reported that the tiremaker’s earnings rose jumped 27.7%, to $213.6 million, and sales were up 8.7%.
Hankook expects sales to be up 7.1% in 2006, the newspaper reported.

(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tire Co.’s net profit grew by more than one-quarter in 2005 from the year before, according to the Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily.
The newspaper reported that the tiremaker’s earnings rose jumped 27.7%, to $213.6 million, and sales were up 8.7%.
Hankook expects sales to be up 7.1% in 2006, the newspaper reported.