Can Iceland help the U.S. clean up its aluminum industry?

Aluminum is omnipresent in our modern world, but its production comes with a heavy carbon footprint. With Trump’s tariffs driving up prices, we’re reminded that it shouldn’t be wasted—and Iceland may hold the key to its circularity.

DTE, a Reykjavik-based startup rooted in the tiny island’s world-class aluminum industry, has partnered with American aluminum heavyweight Novelis to help it dramatically increase its use of recycling content to 75%.

That’s an ambitious goal, even...