Hankook looking at sites for first U.S. tire plant Production could start by end of '15; pricetag: $1 billion

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LAS VEGAS— South Korea's Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. is making plans for its first tire plant in the U.S., with production expected to start before year-end 2015. Hankook Tire America Corp., the South Korean tire maker's U.S. sales company, has narrowed its search for a North American facility to sites in the U.S. but has not yet selected the specific state, company specific state, company executives said during an interview at the 2012 SEMA Show.