Europe

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 8, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is turning its "Home of Print" into a global showcase for the next generation of printers, using the first Print Technology World Championship to promote the attractiveness of print careers and strengthen the industry's long-term skills pipeline.

World Championship Turns the "Home of Print" into a Live Skills Arena

In November, HEIDELBERG and the Swiss Printing and Media Association jointly hosted the inaugural "Print Technology World Championship" for young printing professionals at the Print Media Center at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site. The competition was explicitly aimed at emerging talent and designed to draw attention to the relevance of print as a modern, technology-driven profession.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis Pro One is using Solutrans 2025 in Lyon to underline its leadership in Europe's light commercial vehicle (LCV) market, combining a strong electric line-up, factory-integrated CustomFit conversions, V2G pilots and renewable fuel demonstrations to help craftsmen, SMEs and large fleets decarbonize without compromising capability.

Electric and Custom-Built Vans for Every Professional Use Case

On its Solutrans stand, Stellantis Pro One presents a broad mix of electric and combustion-powered vans configured through its CustomFit program, designed to address different trades and duty cycles from city logistics to specialist services. The display underlines that electrification and tailored conversions are now core to the Stellantis business model rather than niche options.

Key vehicles on show include:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis is preparing a leadership handover at the top of its global motorsport operations, appointing seasoned engineer and team principal Olivier Jansonnie as Head of Stellantis Motorsport from January 31, 2026, as long-time motorsport chief Jean-Marc Finot retires after nearly four decades shaping performance programs across multiple brands.

Leadership transition at Stellantis Motorsport from 2026

From early 2026, Olivier Jansonnie will assume responsibility for Stellantis Motorsport, reporting to Emanuele Cappellano, Head of Enlarged Europe, European Brands and Stellantis Pro One. The transition will be managed jointly with outgoing leader Jean-Marc Finot to ensure continuity across factory programs, customer racing and high-performance road car initiatives.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 5, 2025 - Stellantis is launching the HVO Aurora project as a practical way for European light commercial vehicle (LCV) fleets to certify the real-world use of renewable diesel, turning low-carbon fuel consumption into traceable data that supports decarbonization strategies and day-to-day operations.

HVO Aurora tracks real-world use of renewable diesel

HVO Aurora is built around Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable fuel produced from waste streams such as used cooking oil and animal fats. By design, it targets a key question for fleet operators: how to prove that vehicles are actually running on low-carbon fuel in daily use, not just on paper.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Butler National Corporation's Avcon Industries has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approvals for its non-halon portable fire extinguisher retrofit on Learjet cabins, giving operators a certified, drop-in path to meet the looming December 31, 2025 halon phase-out deadline. The new approvals extend an earlier FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and position Avcon as a one-stop regulatory solution provider for Learjet fleets operating across North America, the UK and Europe.

Halon Phase-Out Drives Urgent Retrofit Decisions

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 4, 2025 - Vortex Control Technologies (VCT) has signed a fleet-wide retrofit agreement with Norwegian to equip all Boeing 737-800 aircraft with its patented Finlet fuel-saving modification, aligning the Nordic carrier's cost discipline with a more aggressive sustainability strategy in short- and medium-haul aviation.

Aerodynamic retrofits move from trial to fleet standard

Under the new agreement, Norwegian will install VCT Finlets across its entire 737-800 fleet, following in the footsteps of early adopters such as Avelo Airlines, SunExpress and the U.S. Air Force. The deal marks a pivot from pilot programs to full-fleet deployment, signaling growing confidence among operators that incremental aerodynamic improvements can deliver material savings at scale.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 3, 2025 - AGC Biologics has signed a new manufacturing agreement with AAVantgarde Bio to produce dual-vector AAV gene therapies for Stargardt disease and retinitis pigmentosa, positioning its BravoAAV™ platform at the center of next-generation treatments for inherited retinal disorders with no approved therapies.

Dual-vector AAV platform targets previously "untreatable" retinal genes

Under the deal, AGC Biologics will provide GMP manufacturing for AAVantgarde's two clinical-stage candidates: AAVB-039 for Stargardt disease, the most common inherited form of macular degeneration in children and young adults, and AAVB-081 for retinitis pigmentosa caused by Usher syndrome type 1B. Both programs are in Phase 1/2 trials, with AAVB-039 being tested in the U.S., UK and Europe, and AAVB-081 representing the first-ever dual AAV gene therapy in an ocular indication.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 3, 2025 - AGC Biologics has signed a strategic development and manufacturing agreement with Repair Biotechnologies to advance a novel mRNA therapeutic aimed at rapidly stabilizing and shrinking atherosclerotic plaques, addressing what both partners describe as the leading single cause of human mortality worldwide.

Targeting plaque biology in a high-burden cardiovascular market

The collaboration focuses on an mRNA-based therapy designed to stabilize and reduce atherosclerotic plaques in major blood vessels, directly tackling the root pathology behind heart attacks and strokes. Rupture of unstable plaque and subsequent thrombotic events account for an estimated 27% of all human deaths, underscoring the strategic importance of any technology capable of reversing or halting plaque progression.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 3, 2025 - Solar Solutions Düsseldorf 2025 is set to reinforce North Rhine-Westphalia's role as a high-potential market for renewables, bringing more than 250 exhibitors and a tightly focused B2B audience together under one roof to drive solar, storage, EV charging and green HVAC deployment in Germany's most populous state.

A growing regional platform for solar and smart energy

On Wednesday 3 December and Thursday 4 December 2025, Messe Düsseldorf will again host Solar Solutions Düsseldorf as the central platform for renewable energy in North Rhine-Westphalia. The exhibition continues to scale, with more than 250 exhibitors now spanning 27,050 square meters across two halls, reflecting both supply-side momentum and the demand from installers, planners, energy consultants and other sustainability professionals.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Ricoh has introduced its new IM Cxx01CE A3 color multifunction series, positioning the IM C2501CE, IM C3501CE and IM C5501CE as a new sustainability benchmark for office print fleets by combining high reuse rates, lower CO₂ footprint and upgraded security with cloud-ready workflows.

Circular-economy design with high reuse and lower CO₂ footprint

Developed explicitly with circular-economy principles in mind, the new IM Cxx01CE models are manufactured using over 86% reused components and deliver a CO₂ footprint reduced by around 50% compared to comparable multifunction systems. By building on existing hardware resources and refreshing them with the latest security and performance elements, Ricoh enables customers to pursue sustainability targets while maintaining familiar functionality and reliability.