Author: Rachel Evans

Rachel's career in journalism began around five years ago when she started working for UKi Media & Events, having recently graduated from Coventry University where she studied the subject. Her favourite aspect of the job is interviewing industry experts, including researchers, scientists, engineers and technicians, and learning more about the ground-breaking technologies and innovations that are shaping the future of the automotive and tire industries.

Cabot Corporation is currently undertaking research into the influence of tire tread debris on wet traction performance, with the ultimate aim of developing a new carbon black formulation. The company’s principal scientist gives an update on the project

Nynas is broadening the scope of its investigations to look at the impact of individual components on a rubber compound’s properties, as the company’s senior technical advisor, Kamyar Alavi, explains