The Mohr family had a very close relationship to Afghanistan. Hans Mohr, a professional gem cutter born in Idar-Oberstein, spent more than 20 years in Afghanistan with his wife and 3 children from 1953 - 1975.

Trading with various goods in the early years, he built a close relationship to the king, his majesty Saher Shah. The king granted him official and exclusive rights to buy Lapis Lazuli from the Afghan government to trade internationally.

Over the years this resulted in a stock with a current net weight of 51 tons. After the political change he returned from Afghanistan and continued to work with Lapis Lazuli out of his stock. The gem cutting and grinding company he founded in the late 1970s provides solid expertise of more than 30 years for Lapis Lazuli.

After his death in 2002, the eldest son is in charge of the operational business in cutting and grinding, specialised in Lapis Lazuli. The second son, Rainer Mohr, is now responsible for the sale of the Lapis Lazuli stock.

Our partner in sales and powder production, C.E.T.A. Clean Element Technologies Asia Co., Ltd in Bangkok / Thailand, is responsible for the pigment production and all related technical questions and requirements.