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Kumho To Resume Construction Of Georgia Plant After Years of Delays

Kumho Tire USA Inc. has told city officials that it will resume construction of its plant in Macon, Ga., in order to expand its presence in the North American market. The plant was delayed several years due to the recession. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant in 2008, but since the tire manufacturer

Tiremakers Prepare as West Coast Dockworker Talks Continue

A July 1 deadline looms for a new contract agreement covering 13,600 dockworkers at 30 ports stretching from San Diego to Bellingham, Wash. And a new study by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Retail Federation (NRF), reports that the U.S. economy could lose as much as $2.5 billion a day if

Kumho Seeks Funds for U.S. Plant

Kumho Tire Co. announced this morning that it is moving forward on its plans for a plant within the U.S., making a request for funding. Yonhap News Agency reported a Kumho official confirmed that a funding request has been made with banks for the Macon-Bibb, Georgia location. The official however hinted that the process could

Kumho, Yokohama Extend R&D Agreement

Kumho Tire Co. and Yokohama Rubber Co. signed a cooperative research and development agreement on May 31. The agreement is based on the master technological alliance that was signed earlier this year and announced late last year. “We see fierce competition ahead due to the enhancement of technologies at each of the tire companies competing

Kumho Expects Growth to Come from New Segment

Kumho Tires has placed its bets on the electric vehicle segment becoming more popular. When it does, the company said that tires for full-electric vehicles will be the company’s future growth engine. In April 2013, Kumho launched Wattrun, an electric-car tire brand. At the time, the company pledged to ramp up efforts to take an