Cold storage forecast: capacity will exceed 53 million tons in 2018

With the rapid development of the domestic cold chain logistics market, the market demand for cold s…

With the rapid development of the domestic cold chain logistics market, the market demand for cold storage is becoming more and more prominent. Online shopping, fresh e-commerce, and fruit and vegetable home delivery are all popular choices in the current consumer market. For online shopping, fresh e-commerce, fruit and vegetable home delivery, transportation is very important. Benefiting from the growth of such consumption, the domestic cold chain logistics market has also developed rapidly. It is estimated that the size of China's cold chain logistics market will reach nearly 300 billion yuan in 2018. By 2020, the market will be nearly 470 billion yuan.

Cold storage is one of the important infrastructures in the cold chain logistics industry. At present, the domestic cold storage demand is mainly concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Shenzhen, as well as Fujian, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Chongqing, Henan and other places.

In recent years, the number of cold storage facilities in China has increased, but there is still room for growth when considering the huge potential market. According to statistics, China's cold storage capacity exceeded 48 million tons in 2017 and will continue to grow in the future. It is estimated that by 2018, China's cold storage capacity will exceed 53 million tons.