Massimo Cialone is material and compounding chief specialist at Hankook Tire’s European Technical Center in Hanover, Germany. Massimo has been active in the tyre industry for over 24 years working in different roles in R&D for international companies and gaining expertise in raw materials and compounding. He joined Hankook in 2015 and is a Hankook delegate at the European Tire and Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) in the chemical TF for EU legislation. He studied chemical engineering with a focus on organic materials at the Sapienza University of Rome, where he graduated summa cum laude as Master of Science in 1994.