China’s Top Solar Firm Makes Switch From Silver to Copper
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China's largest solar manufacturer has started producing solar cells using copper instead of silver to reduce costs amid rising silver prices. This shift aims to stabilize production costs and improve profitability in the solar industry.
China’s biggest solar maker has begun producing cells that replace silver with copper, in response to soaring prices of the precious metal that have rattled the industry since last year.
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