TTI speaks with Dr Antti Laukkanen, CTO of the Nemus business unit at Black Donuts, about his upcoming presentation at Tire Technology Expo Conference 2026, which will take place at the Deutsche Messe in Hannover, Germany, March 3-5
Dr Laukkanen and Black Donuts colleague Ilkka Lehtoranta, head of tire and material development, will give a presentation titled ‘Replacing carbon black and other fossil-based components with microfibrillated cellulose – a novel premix material for the tire industry’, on Day 2 of the conference.
Laukkanen has over two decades of experience in the field of industrial R&D in biomaterials, especially in cellulose nanomaterials and complex polymer systems.
