Cashmere goats are mountain goats with fine, soft under down beneath their long and coarse guard hair, thus perfectly insulated against the grim Mongolian winter. Up to 300 grams cashmere down per year can be obtained from one goat on average. It becomes obvious that for the production of only one sweater the fiber of two to three goats is needed. When it comes to the quality of cashmere fiber, it is valued by color, length and by diameter. The colors come in different ranges of brown, grey and white. White is used for light and bright colors or natural white. It has to be as pure as possible and is therefore the most expensive one. Cashmere is characterized by its luxuriously soft fibers with certain diameter, which only China and Mongolia are able to provide. Once a year the fibers are collected by combing the goats, after the selection of the material, the wool gets pressed into bales. Before the wool is sold at the current market value, it undergoes a strict quality control by a consortium.