Two black cashmere goats sparring on open pasture in front of snow-capped Mongolian mountains

Truly Mongolian.

Est. 1981 · Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

About GOBI

Founded in 1981, GOBI blends centuries-old techniques with modern design. At its heart is an integrated cashmere production system in Mongolia — raw fibre, skilled craftsmanship and quality control under one roof.

GOBI at a glance

Share of Mongolia's cashmere production
Top 5%
Employees across five factories
1,200+
Women in the workforce
71%
Finished pieces a year
2.5M

Our Cashmere Cycle

A black cashmere goat with curved horns standing on autumn pasture beneath a glacier
Goats

Goats

Raised across vast pasturelands, through −30°C winters and +30°C summers, Mongolian goats grow the fine undercoat behind every GOBI piece.

Goats

Goats

Raised across vast pasturelands, through −30°C winters and +30°C summers, Mongolian goats grow the fine undercoat behind every GOBI piece.

A Mongolian herder on horseback smiling at the camera, snowy peaks behind
Herders

Herders

Four decades of partnership with herder communities — 106 households and 200 selected breeding bucks improving fibre at the source.

Herders

Herders

Four decades of partnership with herder communities — 106 households and 200 selected breeding bucks improving fibre at the source.

A GOBI quality technician in a white coat checking cashmere fibre at a laboratory bench
Employees

Employees

More than 1,200 employees across the primary, spinning, weaving, knitting and sewing factories. Women are 71% of the workforce.

Employees

Employees

More than 1,200 employees across the primary, spinning, weaving, knitting and sewing factories. Women are 71% of the workforce.

A smiling woman in a cream cashmere cardigan with pearl buttons
Customers

Customers

Made for those who value origin, quality and trust — with fair value and transparency in every piece we offer.

Customers

Made for those who value origin, quality and trust — with fair value and transparency in every piece we offer.

The Full Story of GOBI Cashmere
A Mongolian herder walking through his herd at sunrise on open pastureland

Mongolian Cashmere

Born from a country of extremes — 16.3 microns before spinning.

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Four balls of undyed cashmere yarn — white, beige, warm grey and taupe — on raw fleece

Natural Colour Cashmere

Four natural tones, sorted by hand. No dyeing stage.

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A woman standing among a herd of cashmere goats on green summer pasture

Trace Your Cashmere

Source province, goat type, yarn blending, factory process.

A GOBI knitting technician at a machine, threading cones of cashmere yarn

Made by Mongolians

Five major factories, 1,200+ people, fibre to finished piece.

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Four GOBI designers around a table comparing cashmere fabric swatches beside a dress form

Managed by Mongolians

Leadership rooted in the source — the team behind GOBI.

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A ger and goat pens on the Mongolian steppe at sunset

From Mongolia to the World

Websites, marketplaces and stores across global markets.

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Black-and-white archive photograph of a GOBI spinning-mill worker in the 1980s

45 Years of Heritage

1981 to today — the journey of a Mongolian cashmere house.

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A cream CashmereTech reversible quilted vest on a dark background

Innovation

Wholegarment 3D seamless knitwear, CashmereTech outerwear and CashmeReborn reuse.

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A GOBI technician inspecting a bolt of cashmere fabric on an inspection machine

Certifications

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, SFA Gold, ISO management standards.

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A laughing Mongolian child in a knitted hat hugging a baby goat inside a herd pen

From pasture to product

Responsibility, Measured

Responsibility at GOBI is counted, not claimed: water treated and saved in production, herder households in a long-term breeding programme, and fibre fineness recorded before a single thread is spun.

Responsible production · Sustainable Cashmere Trilateral Project

Cubic metres of wastewater treated a year
82,000
Water saved, CashmeReborn
92.8%
Herder households in the project
106
Microns, before spinning
16.3

Wastewater: 100% of intake, fully automated treatment plant commissioned December 2025. Water saving: CashmeReborn versus the standard process — internal LCA assessment, stated scope; methodology available on request.

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100

Yarns since 2021 · finished garments since 2024 — the first Mongolian company.

SFA Clean Fibre Processing

Gold level since 2021 for responsible washing and dehairing.

ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001

Quality, environmental and occupational health & safety management.

Mongolian Noble Fibre®

Origin and quality conformity, issued by the Mongolian Wool & Cashmere Association.

Cashmere from the source, since 1981.

Only the top 5% of Mongolia's cashmere becomes GOBI.