Hankook Wins iF Design Award

Published: March 1, 2016

Hankook Tire Co.’s Hyblade concept tire earned the Gold Award in the iF Design Award 2016 on Feb 26.

“With recognition by world’s prestigious awards, Hankook Tire displays its profound prowess in both performance and design. It is meaningful to begin 2016 by winning the highest award at iF Design award,” said Seung-Hwa Suh, vice chairman and CEO of Hankook.

Hyblade features a waterwheel tread and side spokes that create driving and steering force in heavy rain, Hankook said.

Hankook has won several other design awards recently. The Hyblade concept tire won an award in IDEA 2015 and other tires took home 2015 Red Dot Design Awards.

Giti Tire announces winners of STEAM competition

New this year, the winning teams from each division will progress to compete out of state.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 14, 2024

Giti Tire revealed the winners of its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Competition in Chester County, SC, where the company's first North American manufacturing facility stands.

Winners included Great Falls Elementary School in the Elementary Division; Chester Middle School in the Middle School Division; and Lewisville High School in the High School Division.