First Polish cargo train to Chinese Chengdu launched

Polish goods will be transported to China via railway cargo connection Łódź-Chengdu, the Polish Press Agency reported. This will be the first "Polish" cargo since the route was established in April 2013. Such products as beer, juice, mineral water, milk products and confectionery will be exported. According to Sławomir Knap, Director of Multimodal Transport at Hatrans Logistics, the connection's operator, the Polish food offers the Chinese not only competitive prices but a good quality as well. Hatrans' CEO, Tomasz Grzelak stressed that completing the Polish cargo has been very challenging, as the Polish firms had to meet many Chinese requirements. By now, the Chinese producers sent some 1 million metric tons of products via the connection to Poland. As much as 90 percent of them were distributed and sold here. In late June, the capital of Sichuan province, the Chinese city of Chengdu, opened its office in Łódź. Kai Wang, who is in charge of the office and a graduate of the University of Łódź, has stressed that the  office will  improve cooperation between both cities in such fields as education, culture and economy. The city of Łódź has established its office in Chengdu in February 2014.