R&D

Global R&D Network

Kumho Tire is a global tire manufacturing company with established R&D centers that include Kumho Akron Technical Center (KATC) in Akron, U.S.A., Kumho Europe Technical Center (KETC) in Frank furt, Germany, and Kumho China Technical Center (KCTC) in China, along with the central R&D center located in Gwangju, Korea. State-of-art technologies with advanced research human re sources enables Kumho to develop world-class tires.

R&D COST STATUS

(Unit : Billion won)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
R&D investment 597 744 789 972 921 913 860 759 747
KUMHO R&D CENTER(KRDC)

Establishment September 2013
Location Yongin, Gyeonggi-do
Area 17,754 m2
Role With state-of-art research facilities and an excellent research staff, we aim to lead the world’s tire deve- lopment technologies with the world-class product quality and technologies.
KUMHO PERFORMANCE CENTER(KPC)

Kumho Performance Center

Establishment 1981
Location Gwangju Gwangsan-gu sochondong 555
Area 29,700m2 in Gwangju, 247,500m2 in Gokseong
Role Kumho Tire’s cutting-edge technologies and excellent research staffs are leading the global commercial tire market, and endless efforts are put to develop the world-class tire quality and product.
KUMHO CHINA TECHNICAL CENTER(KCTC)

KCTC

Establishment September 2006
Location Tianjin, China
Area 22,000m2 Land, 10,890m2 of construction area
Role KCTC, located in Tianjin, is dedicated to collect information in china including market trends, new/- emerging technologies to secure superior quality of products in local production facility.
KUMHO AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER(KATC)

Kumho America Technical

Establishment October 1990
Location Akron, Ohio, USA
Area 1,840m2
Role By locating a research center in Akron, well known for the world’s famous rubber industrial base, the latest research equipment and testing facilities are secured to successfully develop RF products in the North America.
KUMHO EUROPE TECHNICAL CENTER(KETC)

KETC

Establishment November 1997
Location Frankfurt, Germany
Area 500m2
Role The European R&D center located in Frankfurt, Germany is dedicated to develop high performance tires suitable for various driving conditions and clim ates in Europe.