[Solar: Paraguay launches tender for 140MW Loma Plata PV project]

[SMM Silver Weekly Review: Silver Prices Saw a V-Shaped Reversal This Week, with Spot Discounts Continuing to Widen] Silver prices fell first and then rose this week. Mid-week, they plunged sharply, dragged down by a global bond sell-off and a surge in US Treasury yield; subsequently, the Treasury’s expanded buybacks triggered a sharp drop in the US dollar, and silver prices rebounded strongly to regain lost ground. Spot market discounts continued to widen, with insufficient downstream buying interest, forming a divergent pattern of “rising prices, widening discounts.” Inventory buildup totaled 53 mt, while ETF holdings edged down. In the short term, prices were expected to see wild swings; watch the US Treasury yield trend.

Recently, a research team led by Professor Li Jiashuo from the Institute of Blue-Green Development at Shandong University, together with research teams from several universities in China and overseas, including the University of Adelaide, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and the University of Hong Kong, published a research paper in Nature, focusing on the challenge of circular governance of the global PV industry, built a comprehensive assessment framework for recycling retired PV modules globally, providing scientific basis for building a global PV waste recycling governance system that balances equity and efficiency.