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Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd.
Company type	Public
Traded as	TWSE: 2101
Industry	Manufacturing and sales
Founded	February 25, 1959; 65 years ago
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Key people	Wenxiong Weng (Chairman of the Board)
Products	Tires and other rubber products
Revenue	$279.6 million (2005)
Number of employees	1,220 (2007)
Website	http://www.nankang.com.tw/index.php

Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd. (Chinese: 南港輪胎股份有限公司; pinyin: Nángǎng Lúntāi Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) manufactures automobile tires and other synthetic rubber products. The company's products include locomotive tires,^{[clarification needed]} and tires for light trucks, sedan cars, sport utility vehicles and snowfield-use vehicles. During the year ended 31 December 2006, the company obtained approximately 99% of its total revenue from the automobile tires business. In 2006, the company obtained approximately 35% and 32% of its total revenue from the Americas and Europe, respectively.^[1]

Tires edit

History edit

Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd is the largest established tire manufacturer in Taiwan, having been started in 1940 by a group of engineers.^{[citation needed]} Based originally upon the principles of Japanese manufacturing technologies, the company has grown substantially. Its two Taiwanese plants (Nankang and Hsinfung) continue to manufacture the bulk of Nankang's product. September 2003 marked the commencement of production at Nankang's Jiangsu facility in China. This expansion ensures economies of scale for the future development of Nankang's product range.^[2]

Product quality edit

The corporation has Ford Motor Company's Q1 Certification and in 1994 obtained ISO-9001 certification.^[3]

It manufactures tires for brands such as Geostar, Milestar, and Provato.

Global markets edit

Today, Nankang tires are exported from Taiwan to over 100 markets worldwide. Tires are supplied to more than 300 distributors throughout Europe, North America, Central and South America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.

References edit

^ Commercial Credit Report for Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan) - Report Preview
^ "Best Tyres in Australia - Tyres in Australia".
^ Tyreland, the tyre professionals, New Zealand - Nankang steel radial tyres