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Oil & Gas IQ Glossary: Cold Chain

A cold chain, also referred to as cool chain, is a supply chain with cargo that undergoes end-to-end temperature control through transit. An unbroken cold chain is a sequence of storage efforts that maintain a given temperature range (usually within the bracket of 2 – 8 degrees) to transport a sensitive product, including the likes of pharmaceutical drugs and biological materials .