# silicon recovery

China’s Six-Agency Plan Seeks to Turn a Looming Wave of Retired Solar Panels into an Industrial Opportunity

China’s industrial and environmental ministries have issued a six‑agency plan to raise green production standards for solar modules, expand the use of recycled materials, and build the recycling infrastructure and standards needed to process retiring PV panels. The policy targets 250,000 tonnes of cumulative module reuse by 2027 and sets out technical, regulatory and financial measures to scale dismantling, separation and material recovery ahead of a larger decommissioning wave by 2030.