Itochu to turn solar panel trash into treasure with French partner

Rosi's recycling tech can extract copper and silver from aging cells

20221128N Itochu solar

Itochu owns an interest in solar power projects like this plant in southwestern Japan's Oita prefecture.

YUTA TAKAGI and MAMORU TSUGE, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu is partnering with a French startup to debut a solar panel recycling business here as early as 2024, salvaging valuable materials from aging cells that otherwise might end up in a landfill.

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