Air China Cargo Links up with Cold Chain Supplier

Air China Cargo has teamed up with Envirotainer, deliverer of secure cold chain solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain. It is Envirotainer’s first partnership with an airline based in mainland China. Both sides say the partnership will greatly enhance the connectivity for pharmaceutical companies doing business with their suppliers and customers in China, while improving the availability of containers for exporters in China through the airline’s extensive network.

Air China Cargo, the flag cargo carrier of China, plans to roll out a cold chain product this spring with further network expansion planned in 2016 based on market demand. The airline has identified 5 stations – Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Frankfurt and Geneva – as launch stations in its first phase of implementation.

The new partnership is expected to directly benefit bio-pharma companies importing and exporting active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), intermediates and other bulk and semi-finished products to and from the world’s second largest economy.