Alcobra

What Alcobra does

Alcobra GmbH is a Bremen-headquartered, privately held German distributor (Handelsregister HRB 31179, Amtsgericht Bremen) of non-ferrous metals — aluminium, copper, brass and bronze — together with stainless steel products. It sells sheets and plates, profiles and tubes, coils, bars, profile systems and fittings, and supplements catalogue sales with custom cutting, sawing, surface treatment, assembly, packaging and logistics services. The company operates as a subsidiary within the Alumeco Group, which was founded approximately 40 years ago by the Schweers family and was sold in 2022 to Nordic Metal Holdings Inc., a US holding company associated with Amari Metals, one of Europe's leading processors and distributors of semi-finished stainless steel, aluminium and copper alloys.

Alcobra runs a sales-led, B2B go-to-market with short decision chains and direct customer communication, supported by an e-commerce webshop that requires registration to view personalised, volume-based pricing. The platform includes daily exchange-rate-driven metal price tracking and a proprietary Saw Box Price Calculator that computes prices for sawn plates and bars with customised dimensions, with claimed raw material savings of up to 5% annually. Two registered trademarks, ISOFLEXX® and ULTRAFLEXX®, anchor a differentiated copper flexx product line for cooling, ACR and high-pressure CO2 applications. Inventory and fulfilment are operated through warehouses in Bremen and Coswig (Germany) and Odense (Denmark), and the company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications via Bureau Veritas alongside CE, REACH, RoHS, PFAS, TSCA and food-contact compliance declarations.

Revenue is generated through transaction-based metal product sales combined with value-added processing services, with pricing set per quote based on weight, dimensions and prevailing exchange-rate-driven metal prices. Alcobra targets three primary verticals — construction (facade cladding, window/door profiles, solar profiles), wind turbine OEMs (aluminium substructures delivered via the Aluwind brand with 20+ years of category experience) and general metal-consuming manufacturing — and serves customers primarily across Germany and Northern Europe through the broader Alumeco entity network spanning 11+ countries. The company has no disclosed standalone revenue, an 11–50 headcount range at the entity level, and active strategic expansion signalled by the December 2021 acquisition of RMG Metallfachhandel GmbH (estimated 6 million EUR annual turnover) and the 2022 change of control to Nordic Metal Holdings Inc.

Name

Alcobra

Legal name

Alcobra GmbH

Website

https://alcobra.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alcobra GmbH is a Bremen-based B2B distributor of non-ferrous metals — aluminium, copper, brass, bronze and stainless steel — selling plates, coils, bars, profiles and fittings to construction, wind energy and metal-consuming manufacturing customers across Northern Europe as part of the Alumeco Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Ferrous Metal Distribution

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Trading, Marketing & Distribution (IMAKACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM)

Keywords

• Non-ferrous metals
• Metal products distribution
• Aluminium products
• Copper products
• Industrial metal supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Metal Product Sales: Sale of non-ferrous metals including aluminium, copper, brass, bronze and stainless steel in various forms (sheets, plates, coils, bars, profiles, tubes, fittings). Transaction-based pricing influenced by daily metal prices.
2. Customized Solutions and Processing: Custom cutting, sawing, surface treatment, assembly, packaging and logistics services for metal products. Added-value processing services bundled with product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alcobra is a B2B distributor of non-ferrous metals — aluminium, copper, brass and bronze — along with stainless steel, supplied as sheets/plates, profiles, tubes, coils, bars, profile systems and fittings. Beyond catalogue products, the company provides customised cutting, sawing, surface treatment, assembly, packaging and logistics services, supported by an online webshop with quote-based pricing and daily metal price tracking.

Product overview

Alcobra is a distributor of non-ferrous metals (aluminium, copper, brass, bronze) and stainless steel, operating as part of the Alumeco Group. The company offers a portfolio of standard metal products organized by material type (aluminium, copper, brass, bronze, stainless steel) with various forms including sheets/plates, profiles/tubes, coils, bars, profile systems, and fittings. Beyond standard products, Alcobra provides customized solutions, construction industry solutions, and wind turbine industry solutions (via Aluwind brand). The offering is complemented by online services including metal pricing tools, a service center, saw box price calculator, and comprehensive technical documentation/datasheets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminium Products Range of aluminium products including sheets/plates (raw, DDQ, painted, anodised, tread plates, saw sheets, stucco, anodising quality), profiles and tubes (angle, round, square, U-profile, T-profile), coils (non-painted, painted), bars (round, flat, square, hexagonal), profile systems (window/door profiles, aluminium cargo sections, solar profiles, transport systems, construction profiles, gangway profiles) and fittings (welding bends, screw sockets, nipples, aluminium/steel joints). Sold to professional B2B customers in construction, wind energy and manufacturing.
• Copper Products Copper products including sheets/plates, bars (round, flat, square), tubes (cooling, high pressure CO2, air conditioning, medical gas, capillary), fittings for ACR and cooling, plus ISOFLEXX® and ULTRAFLEXX® proprietary copper flexx products for cooling applications.
• Brass Products Brass products including sheets/plates, bars (round, flat, square, hexagonal) and tubes (round, square). Supplied to professional B2B customers.
• Bronze Products Bronze products including sheets/plates, bars (round, flat, square, hexagonal) and hollow bars/tubes.
• Stainless Steel Products Stainless steel products including sheets/plates (cold rolled, hot rolled, polished), bars (round, hexagonal) and tubes (square).
• Construction Solutions Aluminium and copper solutions tailored to the construction industry, offering durable materials with significant anticorrosive properties, experienced specialists, finished items ready for assembly on delivery, individual project solutions, and stocking with ongoing delivery schedules aligned to construction phases.
• Customised Solutions Project-specific metal solutions including custom cutting, sawing, surface treatment, assembly, packaging and logistics, plus global sourcing, market-oriented purchasing advice and one-stop shopping. Developed jointly with customers from idea generation through delivery.
• Wind Industry Solutions (Aluwind) Aluminium substructures, nacelle components and tower solutions for the wind turbine industry, delivered through the Aluwind brand. Features long service life, easy handling, recyclability, significant anticorrosive properties, a 'One Box' solution consolidating multiple deliveries into one package, and access to in-house design services. Over 20 years of experience in the turbine industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save up to 5% raw material annually through new plate saw software

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RMG Metallfachhandel GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2021Alcobra GmbH acquired the activities of RMG Metallfachhandel GmbH from ST Extruded Products Germany GmbH in an asset deal. The acquisition included customer portfolio, inventory and machinery, with estimated annual turnover of approximately 6 million EUR. This milestone significantly strengthens Alcobra's position towards the end-user market in Southern Germany.
• Alumeco Group CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlcobra operates as part of the Alumeco Group which includes multiple subsidiaries across Europe: Alumeco (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Baltic, Estonia), Metallcenter (Germany, Finland), Aluwind, and Metalcenter Group. These entities share services and maintain joint data responsibility.
• PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)minorOthersPwC operates Alcobra's external whistleblower scheme as an independent third party audit firm. PwC receives reports on behalf of Alcobra to ensure an independent and anonymous reporting channel.
• AluwindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAluwind delivers solutions to the wind turbine industry with long service life, easy handling, and significant anticorrosion properties. Part of the Alumeco Group with over 20 years of experience in the turbine industry. Offers 'One Box' solution gathering several deliveries in one package.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ThyssenKrupp Materials Services: Largest Western European mill-independent materials distributor, offering aluminium, copper, stainless steel and engineering plastics through warehousing, processing and just-in-time delivery comparable to Alcobra's model but at far greater scale.
• Constellium: Global aluminium product manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, packaging and construction with rolled and extruded products — a broader incumbent whose construction and industrial product lines overlap Alcobra's distribution scope.
• Norsk Hydro: Integrated Norwegian aluminium major spanning bauxite, alumina, primary metal, extrusions and rolled products — a broader incumbent whose extrusion and rolled-product divisions overlap Alcobra's profile, sheet and tube distribution.
• Aurubis: Europe's largest copper recycler and producer of semi-finished copper products (sheets, strips, rods, tubes), serving HVAC, construction, electrical and industrial markets — directly comparable to Alcobra's copper and brass distribution.
• Amari Metals: One of Europe's leading processors and distributors of semi-finished stainless steel, aluminium and copper alloys — the parent group's affiliated platform and Alcobra's direct upstream/broader-portfolio peer.

Direct peers

• KME Group: European specialist in semi-finished copper and copper-alloy products (sheets, strips, tubes, rods) used in construction, HVAC and industrial applications — directly comparable to Alcobra's copper product lines including ISOFLEXX/ULTRAFLEXX cooling applications.
• Diehl Metall: Producer and distributor of semi-finished copper and brass products (strips, rods, profiles, slides) serving European industrial customers — directly comparable to Alcobra's brass and copper bar/sheet/tube lines.
• Wieland Group: Global manufacturer and distributor of semi-finished copper and copper-alloy products (rolled, extruded, drawn) with strong European presence in construction, electronics and HVAC — overlapping directly with Alcobra's copper, brass and bronze offerings.
• Hydro Extrusion: World's largest aluminium extrusion supplier, distributing standard and custom aluminium profiles to construction, transport and industrial customers across Europe — closely comparable to Alcobra's profile-systems and construction-profile offerings.
• Elval (ElvalHalcor): Greek aluminium rolling and extrusion group supplying flat-rolled products, coils and building-industry solutions across Europe — overlapping with Alcobra's sheet/plate/coil and construction profile range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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