Hyundai Movex to Build Logistics Automation at Kumho Tire’s Hampyeong Plant in 72 Billion Won Deal

Accumulating 30 Years of Smart Logistics Expertise in Tire Manufacturing

Hyundai Movex has won the 72 billion won project to establish a smart logistics system at Kumho Tire's new Hampyeong factory.

On September 30, Hyundai Movex signed a contract to supply a logistics automation system to Kumho Tire. The company will deploy advanced intelligent logistics solutions at the new factory being built in the Bitgreen National Industrial Complex in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, by October 2028.

Aerial view of Kumho Tire's new plant in Hampyeong. Hyundai Movex

The Hampyeong new factory, situated on a site of approximately 500,000 square meters, is a next-generation tire production facility with an annual capacity of 5.3 million units. It is expected to enhance production and quality competitiveness through a smart manufacturing and logistics system and phased expansions, while also contributing to regional economic revitalization and job creation.

Hyundai Movex will implement an integrated automation system to manage and control logistics across the entire manufacturing process for the new plant, covering everything from raw materials to semi-finished and finished products. Various automation facilities, including automated storage and retrieval systems, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), rail guided vehicles (RGVs), conveyors, and warehouse management and control systems (WMS, WCS), will be linked together.

A key feature of the project is that Hyundai Movex will oversee the entire process, from design and manufacturing to installation, maintenance, and repair. The company plans to deliver a total smart logistics solution, leveraging its tire-specific engineering expertise accumulated over more than 30 years.

Hyundai Movex is currently carrying out a 100 billion won smart logistics project for the expansion of Hankook Tire & Technology's Tennessee plant in the United States, and it is also supplying automation solutions to major tire companies’ production sites in Europe, China, and Southeast Asia.

By successfully securing orders across a wide range of industries—including tires, secondary batteries, home appliances, distribution, logistics, and pharmaceuticals—the company's order backlog now amounts to nearly 400 billion won, which is expected to further drive performance growth going forward.

A Hyundai Movex official stated, "By integrating advanced intelligent technologies such as AI and robotics into our tire smart logistics expertise accumulated over many years, we will contribute to improving productivity and quality competitiveness."

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