Renesola, a wafer specialist until branching out into modules and polysilicon a few years ago, reported a slim profit of $800,000 in the fourth quarter, joining compatriots such as Trina, JA, Jinko and Canadian Solar in returning to profitability.

The New York-listed company lost $260m for the whole of 2013 on revenues of $1.5bn – its first time cracking the $1bn mark.

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