The cold chain starts to warm up

摘要

The cold chain is the almost invisible process which gets food from farms and food processors into the kitchens and diets of the developed world. Refrigerating or freezing food stops it spoiling along its journey and makes the process of growing, transporting and consuming food far more robust than it was even a few decades ago. The logistics of food delivery would be far more costly and much less efficient without polyurethane. The global cold chain market was worth $167bn last year and is projected to rise to $234bn by 2020, reflecting a CAGR of 7% according to research firm MarketsandMarkets. "It is a market that is growing. One of the main drivers is the professional, or industrial market's assimilation into to the domestic market in terms of energy efficiency standards [the A+ to A+++ star ratings that refrigeration solutions must adhere to]", said Luigi Procopio, commercial director at Saip.