The cold chains refer to a complete and comprehensive facility and measure, which put the nondurable goods to certain suitable conditions by adopting certain technical measures in the whole process of collection, processing, packaging, storage, transportation and sales, cut down the decline speed of the goods quality as much as possible and maintain the best quality at maximum.

 

Different from the industry situation in the commodity departments, supermarkets and household apparatus departments, the cold chain logistic industry is truly ¡°cold¡±. However, the cold chain logistic industry is indispensable. All the fresh food in the market needs to guarantee the quality by the cold chains. Although the cold chain logistic industry is not mature, the spring of Chinese cold chain logistic industry is coming with more attentions paid to the food safety.

 

The food logistic safety is still the demerit of many food manufactures. The decay of the food is the major reason that causes the food safety hazards and the resource waste. The focus on the food safety is driving the development of the food cold chain market, represented by the meat, fruits, vegetables, aquatic products and dairy products.

 

At present, there are about 2 thousand meat food factories in China and the annual yields of the meat products are above 60 million tons; the fast freezing food factories are about 2 thousand and the annual yields exceed 8.5 million tons; the cold drink factories are about 4 thousand and the annual outputs reach 1.5 million tons; there are more than 1,500 dairy manufacturers and the annual yields amount to 10 million tons as well as the annual yields of the aquatic products over 40 million tons.

 

During the cool transportation process, the fluctuation of the temperature is the major cause for the decline of the food quality. The above mentioned food all belongs to the nondurable goods. In order to guarantee the food freshness and quality, the cold chain logistics is needed. With the fast growth of the production and sales of the food, Chinese refrigerated logistic industry will step into the fast growth period.

 

In China, from the part of the food and the primary agricultural products, there is a high rate for the decay of the vegetables and fruits, which adds the operation costs for the supermarkets. If entering into the cold chain systems, the shelf-life of the commodities can be improved by one fold, equivalent to the sales time of the commodities in the supermarkets. If the shelf-life of the nondurable goods can be postponed from one day to three days, the losses of the supermarkets can be cut down by 30 to 50 percent.

 

The infrastructure of Chinese cold chain logistics is weak, short of standards and supervision shortage, especially the standard shortage has become the shortcomings of the cold chain logistics, making the cold chain logistics in disorder. Therefore, in March 2008, Standardization Administration of PRC approved and set up the national standardization organization for the cold chain logistics - National Logistics Standardization Technical Committee Cold Chain Logistics Branch Committee, which supervised the national and industrial standardization administration.

 

From the aspect of the development history of the cold-chain logistics in the developed countries, the industry chain terminals, as the benefactor of the cold chain logistics, must be the promoters that propel the cold chain logistics positively. China does not have such circumstances. Although the cold chain logistics develops late in China, the road is still long in the future.

 

More information can be obtained in this report:

- Present Development Situations of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry

- Compositions of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry Chains

- Factors Affecting the Development of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry

- Prediction on the Perspectives of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Market

1.1 Related Concepts of the Cold-chain Logistic Industry 

1.1.1 Definition

1.1.2 Compositions

1.1.3 Characteristics

1.2 Development History of the Food Cold-chain Logistic Industry  

1.2.1 Development History of the Global Cold-chain Logistic Industry

1.2.2 Development History of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry

1.3 Analysis on the Compositions of the Logistic Costs

1.3.1 Logistic Costs of Different Industries

1.3.2 Analysis on the Compositions of the Logistic Costs

 

2 Analysis on the Present Situations of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Market  

2.1 Analysis on the Present Situations of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry   

2.1.1 Development Policies  

2.1.2 Development Demands

2.1.3 Development of the Cold-chain Logistic Equipments

2.1.4 Development of the Cold-chain Logistic Technologies

2.2 Problems in the Development of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry

2.2.1 No Complete and Independent Food Cold-chain Systems  

2.2.2 Low Marketization of the Food Cold-chains

2.2.3 Constructions of Backward Cold-chain Equipment

2.2.4 Shortage of the General Plans and Integrations in the Upstream and Downstream Food Cold-chains   

2.3Analysis on Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Transportation Market

2.3.1 Highway Transportation

2.3.2 Railway Transportation

2.4 Analysis on the Investments in Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Projects

2.5 Discussions of the Development Models of the Cold-chain Logistic Industry   

2.6 Analysis on the Feasible Development Models of the Cold-chain Logistic Industry

2.6.1 Alliance with Manufacturers

2.6.2 Developing the Third Part Low Temperature Logistic Business

2.6.3 Developing Regional Low Temperature Logistic and Distribution Business   

 

3 Analyses and Prediction on Chinese Logistic Market, 2003-2012

3.1 Analysis on the Scales of Chinese Logistic Market, 2003-2010 

3.1.1 Scales, 2003-2008 

3.1.2 Prediction on the Scales, 2009-2012

3.2 Analysis on the Relationships between Chinese Logistic Fees and GDP

3.2.1 Fast Growth of the Demands for the Social Logistic Industry  

3.2.2 Dependency of the Social Economic Development on the Logistics

3.2.3 Analysis on the Development Trends of Chinese Logistic Industry

 

4 Analyses on the Present Situation of Chinese Cool Houses    

4.1 Related Concepts of the Cool Houses

4.1.1 Definitions

4.1.2 Categories

4.1.3 Structures

4.2 Present Situations of Chinese Cool Houses

4.2.1 Construction Scales

4.2.2 Structures of the Cool Houses

4.2.3 Scales and Structures of the Cool Houses

4.2.4 Storage Forms

4.2.5 Inventories in the Cool Houses

4.3 Construction Trends of the Large Cool Houses, 2008-2009

4.4 Importance of the Choices Geographic Location for the Cool Houses in China

4.4.1 Cold Storages being the Freezing and Logistic Equipments   

4.4.2 Prominence of the Cold House Logistics and the Importance of the Geographic Location of the Cold Storages

4.4.3 Regional Location of the Cold Storages Showing the Competitiveness of the Cold Storages in the Market  

4.4.4 Determination of the Location of the Cold Storages

 

5 Analyses on the Competition Pattern and Major Enterprises in Chinese Cold Storage Industry 

5.1Competition Pattern of Chinese Cold Storage Industry  

5.2 Competitiveness of the Major Enterprises in Chinese Cold Storage Industry   

5.2.1 Dalian Refrigeration Co., Ltd   

5.2.2 Yantai Moon Group Co., Ltd

5.2.3 Shenyang No.1 Refrigerator Co., Ltd 

 

6 Present Situations and Competition Pattern of the Refrigerator Car Market

6.1 Definition and Categories of the Refrigerator Cars

6.1.1 Definition

6.1.2 Categories

6.2 Present Development Situations of the Oversea Refrigerator Cars

6.2.1 Present Development Situations

6.2.2 Scales of the Refrigerator Cars in Different Countries

6.3 Historical Development Phases of Chinese Refrigerator Cars

6.3.1 Beginning Phase  

6.3.2 Development Phase  

6.4 Present Situation of Chinese Refrigerated and Insulated Vehicle Industry   

6.4.1 Analysis on the Holding Number  

6.4.2 Yields

6.4.3 Sales, Scales and Structures  

6.4.4 Problems

6.5 Present Competition Situations of the Refrigerator Cars   

6.5.1 Number of the Refrigerator Car Manufacturers

6.5.2 Competition Pattern  

6.6 Characteristics of Chinese Refrigerator Cars

6.6.1 Cooling Methods  

6.6.2 Application of the Cooling Equipments  

6.6.3 Technical Introduction Trends

6.6.4 Differences between the Domestic and Oversea Refrigerator Cars  

6.7 New Technologies for the Refrigerated and Insulated Vehicles 

6.7.1 New Technologies for the Insulation and Structure 

6.7.2 New Technologies for the Cooling Units and Compressors   

 

7 Analyses on the Development Trends and Opportunities of Chinese Refrigerator Car Industry

7.1 Development Direction of the Refrigerated and Insulated Vehicles in the Future

7.1.1 Development Direction of the Refrigerator Car Industry

7.1.2 Development Direction of the Production  

7.1.3 Development Direction of the Technologies  

7.2 Analysis on the Opportunities and Challenges in the Refrigerator Car Industry

7.2.1 Development Opportunities   

7.2.2 Development Challenges   

7.3 Analysis on the Leading Enterprises in Chinese Refrigerator Car Industry

 

8 Analyses on the Yields and Present Competition Situation of the Freezers in China

8.1 Analysis on the Yields of the Freezers in China, 2001-2008 

8.1.1 Analysis on the Yields of the Major Enterprises

8.1.2 Analysis on the Holding Number of the Family Freezers by Chinese Residents

8.2 Analysis on the Competition Pattern in Chinese Freezer Industry

8.2.1 Competition Characteristics

8.2.2 Competition Patterns

8.3 Analysis on the Trends and Development Trends of Chinese Freezer Industry  

8.3.1 Development Tendency  

8.3.2 Development Trends

 

Chart Structures of the Food Cold-chain Logistic Industry

Chart Basic Transportation Manners of the Cargo Transportation Systems  

Chart Volumes and Turnovers transported by Chinese Highways, 1999-2008  

Chart Volumes and Turnovers transported by Chinese Railways, 1999-2008

Chart Compositions of the Social Logistic Fees in China, 2006

Chart Operations of Dalian Refrigeration Co., Ltd

Chart Holding Number of the Refrigerated and Insulated vehicles in China

Chart Yields of the Freezers, 2004-2008