China - December 16, 2024 China's down product exports fluffed up by overseas demand (Voice_over) China’s feather and down product exports are taking off this year. One down product maker in the southern Chinese city of Wuchuan, a known production base for down and feather products, said overseas furniture brands have doubled their bookings for sofa and mattress stuffings this year. To meet demand, they’ve added a new feather processing line. (Sound_bite) Li Yue, Sales director, Down products manufacturer: "Furniture companies’ demand for feather and down products went up by 100 percent this year, which is a huge increase. Now we are waiting for raw material as they are in short supply. Starting next year, we will focus more on foreign markets." (Sound_bite) Yin Haiqiang, General manager, Down products manufacturer: "Generally speaking, there is an increase in our export volume. Our main export destinations include Australia, Europe, America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East." (Voice_over) Official data shows that the total import and export volume of the city’s down industry topped 16 million U.S. dollars in the first ten months of the year, a 15 percent increase compared with the same period last year. [Restriction: No access Chinese mainland]