Nexen Tire

Nexen Tire Corporation
Public (KRX: 002350)
(traded on the Korea Stock Exchange)
Founded 1942 (1942)
Headquarters Yangsan, South Korea
Key people
 CEO Kang Byung-joong
Revenue Increase US$ 1.68 billion (2013)[1]
Increase US$ 172  million (2013)[1]
Increase US$ 120 million (2013)[1]
Total assets Increase US$ 2.25 billion (2013)[1]
Total equity Increase US$ 0.78 billion (2013)[1]
Number of employees
 3,998 (2014) non-consolidated in Korea
Website https://www.nexentire.com/

Nexen Tire (Korean: 넥센타이어) Corporation is a tire manufacturer headquartered in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province and Seoul in South Korea. Established in 1942 under the name, Heung-A Tire Company, Nexen Tire Co. has served the industry for the past 71 years.

In 1985, Nexen dedicated a facility in Yangsan, Korea, to the production of radial tires.

The company changed their name in 2000 from Woosung Tire to Nexen Tire Corporation. That same year also saw Nexen Tire listed on the KOSPI 200 Index future market.

In 2005, Nexen Tire was awarded a patent for the technology to manufacture rubber/stratified silicate nano-composite tires. By 2006, they had completed development on the new UHP and Winter LTR/SUV pattern. To accommodate increased demand, the company opened a manufacturing plant in Qingdao, China in 2007. Nexen's domestic market share increased from 8% to 20%, with annual sales exceeding $600 million. The company employs over 2,000 and currently exports to 120 countries.[2] Its major Korean competitors are Hankook and Kumho.

The company's name, a portmanteau of next and century is reflected in its marketing tagline, "Next Century Tire."

Products

N2000, N3000, N5000, N6000, N7000, and N8000, N9000, NFERA SU1, NFERA SU4, NFERA SUR4 NFERA RU5, NBLUE HD, NBLUE HD Plus, NBLUE Eco, CP661, Capitol[3] and more than 30 other passenger car and light truck tires.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nexen Tire Corporation (002350:Korean Stock Exchange)". businessweek.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.nexentireusa.com/about Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Nexen Tire Web site
  3. ↑ https://capitol-tires.com/ Capitol Tires Web site
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