Minardi PiumeLugo di Romagna, since 1916
Since 1916, the premium Italian down the world's best brands build on — certified, traceable lot by lot, and now circular.
We supply processed, certified down and feather to fashion, outdoor and bedding brands, and make finished products in our bedding atelier.
The scale
3,000,000+ kg of down a year, one lot at a time.
4 washing lines served by 5 machines, 11 Lorch sorting machines and 6 blenders. Industrial scale that never gives up traceability of the single batch.
The process, stage by stageThe four pillars
Circularity & responsibility
Post-consumer down and feather regenerated and returned to the supply chain, with a recycling capacity of 1,000,000+ kg/year.
The science of quality
Lab testing and lot-by-lot classification against international down/feather standards, from raw material to finished product.
Heritage & stability
110 years of Italian industrial history in down processing, today a group of 130 people and 10+ nationalities on site.
Product innovation
From natural down to plant fibres, we develop tailored materials for bedding, outdoor and apparel.
A public lot register
DTS® — every lot, verifiable by anyone.
Traceability is not a brochure promise: it is a public record. The lot code printed on the hangtag opens the data we published for that lot, with no need to go through us.
- Approved plant
- Plant authorised to process category 3 animal by-products, supervised by the competent health authority (art. 24, Reg. EC 1069/2009).
- Sterilisation end point
- Steam at 100 °C for at least 30 minutes on every feather: the threshold set by Reg. EU 142/2011, beyond which down is no longer an animal by-product.
For sourcing and ESG managers
Technical documentation, lot-level traceability and verifiable sustainability data, in one path.
Let's talk about your product
A sample on your bench is worth more than any page: tell us your specification and volumes, and our sales team will get back to you.