Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. unveiled its plan for construction of the company's new, high-tech central R&D facility in Korea. For this project, Hankook Tire has contracted a partnership agreement with the Foster+Partners, for architect and interior design of the building. Hankook Tire's new R&D center is projected to be equipped with the high-tech, future-oriented facilities, such as a seven-story tire auto-stacking system and smart information system.

Through such a latest research facility, Hankook Tire aims to provide the best suited research environment for its researchers, therefore securing the premium product quality and extending sustainable growth of the company into the future. Hankook Tire's new R&D center, covering the total area of 99,175 m, will be located at Daedeok Innopolis, the country's premier research complex in Daejeon. The construction of the new facility is projected to be completed by the end of 2015.