JinkoSolar – which was among the first of China’s PV manufacturersto return to the black last year – made a net profit of 164.3m yuan ($27m) inthe final quarter of 2013, compared to a 761m yuan loss at the same stage in2012.

Staying profitable for most of 2013 allowed JinkoSolar tonarrow its full-year loss to 188m yuan, down from 2012’s 1.54bn