Associations

ASSOPIUMA - Italy. Trade organisation for processors of feather and down, and feather and down filled products, dedicated to promotion and quality certification. Extensive technical information. List of member companies. English and Italian.
www.assopiuma.org/

CFDIA. China Feather & Down Industrial Association - Trade organization for Chinese processors of feather and down, and manufacturers of feather and down filled textile products. Business news and trade opportunities. List in events. English and Chinese.
www.cfd.com.cn/

Down Association of Canada - Non-profit organization, devoted to maintaining quality standards for down and feather products sold in Canada. Consumer information about the properties, qualities and care for down and feathers. List of trade shows. Members' directory.
www.downmark.ca/

European Down & Feather Association (EDFA) - Germany. International membership organization for associations of the bed-feather industry and trade, manufacturers, processors and dealers in raw feathers and down, and testing institutions specialised in analysing and testing feathers and down. Extensive information about the history, properties, processing, applications and testing of feather and down.
www.edfa-mainz.de/

IDFB. International Down an Feather Bureau - Austria. International association of processors and producers of feather and down material and finished products, and traders and testing institutes in the feather and down industry.
www.idfb.net/

IDFL. International Down and Feather Laboratory - USA. Independent laboratory for testing, consulting, training, and research in the down and feather industry worldwide. Extensive library of technical and newsletter articles. Links to related sites.
www.idfl.com/