Chewing gum, sweets, and tooth paste – three totally different items. And yet, they have one thing in common: they can all contain xylitol. In June, Militzer & Münch transported this food additive from Dezhou in China to Poznań in Poland.
Militzer & Münch’s order was to transport powdered xylitol from the production site in China to a food manufacturer’s plant in Poland. For this project, the staff of Militzer & Münch in China arranged the road and rail transport from Dezhou to Malaszewicze, the central rail trans-shipment hub in Poland. The longest part of the journey was done by rail: the 25 sealed containers were transported on board seven trains. In Malaszewicze the team of Militzer & Münch Poland took over. The bonded containers were hauled to the destination in Poznań by road.
“We developed a highly effective, multi-modal transport chain for this project,” says Glenn Bai, Managing Director Militzer & Münch China. “A combination of road and rail transports is optimal for the leg between China and Poland. Thus, the transit time was only 20 days.”
Safety specifications implemented
Since xylitol is a chemical substance, strict safety regulations must be observed. The cooperation between the Polish and the Chinese teams was exemplary, guided by a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). “The cooperation was perfect,” says Glenn Bai. “We are proud we succeeded in developing our rail service and our product portfolio with this first transport ex Dezhou.”