The President of Mongolia, Mr Ts. Elbegdorj, has presented  the National Development Award – the State Gerege” in a ceremony held earlier today at Government House.

This year, the recipients were ‘Gobi’ LLC and ‘Erdenet Carpet’, which received the 'National Superior Creation Award'.

 ‘The State Gerege’ is presented for an outstanding creation or work that has became a role model in the social, economic and intellectual life of the country. The award ceremony is always held right before the Mongolian national festival of ‘Tsagaan Sar’ (Lunar new year),.

Established in 1981 by the combined  efforts of the Mongolian and Japanese governments, 'Gobi' was the first Mongolian luxury knitwear brand to break into the European, Japanese and the US markets in the last century. Since it started operating, 'Gobi' has become one of the top 85 manufacturers in the world specialising in cashmere, camel wool and yak down products.

“Erdenet Carpet” LLC, is both a production and trading company, and was established using equipment from Germany, Japan, Great Britain, Poland and Russia – also in 1981. The company has been operating for more than 33 years and manufactures wool carpet and carpet products using state-of-the art technology. 'Erdenet Carpet' manufactures six types of 80-100% sheep wool carpets with over 1900 designs including contemporary, classic and modern images.