No substantial news, just increased media coverage regarding:

1) Importance of rare earths for EVs/solar, and AAR being a Rare Earth miner in USA

2) AAR is a Team member of the Critical Materials Institute. The CMI is a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary consortium led by the Ames Laboratory. CMI is an Energy Innovation Hub of the U.S. Department of Energy. Its focus is innovation to assure supply chains for materials critical to clean energy technologies with special focus on the Rare Earths supply chain for the United States. These critical materials are essential for American competitiveness in clean energy, including wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy efficient lighting.

3) appointed Sten Gustafson as non-exec director, experience in energy transition space for global energy companies