Summer season has come again and it is time to wash your down bedding used throughout the winter season and take out thin comforters. However, sometimes you face unexpected and unpleasant odors from the down bedding after washing. There are even cases where your newly...
The price of raw materials of down is generally flexible, repeatedly fluctuating within a range of 10% depending on supply and demand. However, the recent change in the price of raw materials of down seems to deviate from this tendency. The price of the raw...
Fill power is one of the most crucial factors among many others that determine the quality of down. Down with higher fill power has better quality than others possessing the same content and weight, which means that fill power also affects the overall price of...
Down, the warmest and lightest material among natural materials, has numerous advantages that cannot be replaced with chemical fillings. With outstanding air permeability, down absorbs and emits heat and moisture by expanding or shrinking depending on the temperature and humidity in order to maintain a...
The prices of raw down materials are recently skyrocketing. In April 2016, the prices hit the lowest mark for the first time in six years since 2010 and were maintained for five months. Since September 2016, the prices have been going up again. In particular,...
In February 2017, Lotte Mart Chongwenmen Main Branch in Beijing was fined nearly 44,000 yuan (approximately USD 6,500) for illegal advertisements and violations of the Advertisement Law. Based on the world’s largest population of 1.3 billion and the world’s fourth largest land area, China has achieved...
All brands want to produce and sell quality products at reasonable prices. It would be even better if they could add moral and ethical values that consumers desire to their products. The best way to add social and ethical values to their products is to...
Down & feather are sorted according to the countries of origin and then processed in consideration of customer requirements such as down to feather ratio, fill power, and special processing specifications. Although such processes have been mostly mechanized, most companies manage relevant production information manually....
Before, people used to be sensitive to where their food came from. Now, they also pay attention to the material and production process of the cloth that they wear. With the increasing number of articles on ‘vegan fashion’ and ‘eco-friendly fashion’ and growing customer inquiries...
As down bedding can be used for over ten years, consumers should be careful when handling it. If the filling is damaged by improper handling, it lowers the warmth and cannot be restored due to nature of down. Consumers should be aware of the characteristics...
