Consumption upgrading heats up cold chain logistics

Industry giants step up efforts to strengthen capacity as increasing demand for commodities such as fresh food and medicine drive expansion of sector

China's cold chain logistics market is set to boom and is likely to become the most lucrative sub-industry in the logistics field thanks to the consumption upgrade and increasing demand for commodities like fresh food and medicine.

Major e-commerce players and logistics giants are accelerating efforts to establish self-operating cold chain warehouses and expand their cold chain delivery services in China.