October 7, 2022
To members of the press
SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Asahi Kasei Corporation

Asahi Kasei and SENKO Group Launch Consolidated Transportation Servicefor Refrigerated Produce in Room-temperature Trucks using "Fresh Logi™
System" Cloud-based Fresh Food Logistics Solution
Asahi Kasei Corporation (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Koshiro Kudo; "AsahiKasei") and SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuhisa
Fukuda; "SENKO Group") have launched a consolidated transportation service for refrigerated
produce using the "Fresh Logi™ System"*1 cloud-based fresh food logistics solution based on
the Fresh Logi™ sealed boxes (the “Fresh Logi™ Box") developed by Asahi Kasei.
1. Background
Highly insulated and air-tight Fresh Logi™ Boxes are designed for transporting prerefrigerated products while keeping them cool for extended periods of time. Using them with ice
bricks further extends the time produce can be kept at low temperatures. Fresh Logi™ Boxes
can also be folded flat for return transportation, taking up minimal cargo space and thereby
boosting efficiency when boxes are returned.
Transportation of fruit, vegetables and other produce that requires temperature control iscurrently facing various challenges, including maintaining freshness during transportation,arranging and securing refrigerated trucks, and shortages of trucks and drivers. The use ofFresh Logi™ Boxes, however, allows delivery with room-temperature trucks to overcome thesechallenges.
Fresh Logi™ boxes developed by Asahi Kasei have been used for the "Ainoribin Riding
Together*2" service provided by Up Quality Inc. since December 2021, with SENKO Groupcovering the service's last mile transportation*3 to restaurants, supermarkets and othercustomers using room-temperature light vehicles.
Asahi Kasei and SENKO Group have worked on exploring ways to further expand this service
by providing greater consolidated transportation for refrigerated produce using the "Fresh Logi™
System."2. Details of the service
Asahi Kasei and SENKO Group will begin providing transportation services for maintaining
produce freshness using room-temperature trucks, aimed at securing the fruit and vegetabletransportation market between the Kyushu and Kanto regions.
The service will be developed further moving forward to increase the coverage area and meeta wide range of needs for deliveries requiring a temperature-controlled transportation, such as
healthcare and medical supplies.
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The "Fresh Logi™ System" will also be made available using SENKO Group's deliverynetwork (including regional delivery networks, mainline transportation using logistics buses, JR
container transportation, and consolidated cargo & passenger services) to boost transportation
efficiency by ensuring greater loading ratios with consolidated transportation of refrigerated
produce on room-temperature trucks. This will also address the shortage of truck drivers thatthe logistics industry is facing and also help reduce GHG emissions.

Current system
Roomtemperatureloading
efficiency

Destination

Delivery center A

Refrigerated
loading
efficiency

New system

Transportation
loading efficiency

Destination

Delivery center A
Better loading
efficiency
Lower cost ofrefrigerated deliveries

Reduce truck numbers

Reduce GHG emissions
and labor costs<Image of transportation using the Fresh Logi™ System>■ Key points
・ Allows consolidated transportation of refrigerated produce using ordinary roomtemperature trucks (greater loading and transportation efficiency)
・Eliminates the need for refrigeration energy during transportation, thus reducing GHG
emissions・Sealed boxes prevent smells transferring during transportation
・Fresh Logi™ Boxes can be folded flat, for better efficiency when returning boxes
Asahi Kasei and SENKO Group will continue focusing efforts on resolving challenges
throughout the logistics industry to help cut down on food loss and reduce environmental impact,
as a way of contributing to development of a sustainable society.
[References]■ About Asahi Kasei's "Fresh Logi™ System""Fresh Logi™ System" is a cloud-based fresh food logistics solution that helps maintain freshness of fruitand vegetables, while also contributing to more energy-efficient transportation. "Fresh Logi™ Sealed Boxes"
are made with Asahi Kasei Group's "Neoma FOAM™" product range that provides excellent insulating
properties. The use of these boxes for transportation limits increases in temperature and controls humidity
and gas inside without the need for any refrigeration systems, thereby maintaining the same or better levelof freshness as transportation using conventional refrigerated trucks. The transportation environment is also
analyzed via the cloud and can be provided as freshness data to customers using the service. This can be2

used for estimating freshness and optimum inventory control at stores or other locations, thereby helping toreduce food loss.

*1 "Fresh Logi™"
https://akfood-agri.com/*2 Ainoribin Riding Together"
http://www.ainoribin.com/*3 Last mile transportation
The last mile in supply chains refers to delivery services between the final logistics hub and end users.

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