Noble Bc Gmbh

What Noble Bc Gmbh does

Noble BC GmbH is a Berlin-based, privately held German limited liability company (GmbH) founded in May 2022 by Managing Director Andreas Pietsch. The company trades physical technology metals (rhenium, hafnium, germanium, gallium, indium, antimony) and rare earth oxides (gadolinium, dysprosium, yttrium, praseodymium, scandium, terbium, neodymium) to private investors, industrial clients, and institutional investors across DACH, Poland, Spain, and other European markets. Its positioning is built around the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) and the thesis of European raw-material autonomy versus geopolitically concentrated supply chains.

The core technology layer is a blockchain platform developed in collaboration with Finomet GmbH, which provides digital proof of storage, tokenization of physical holdings (one token per gram, non-duplicable), live reconciliation of ordered versus stored quantities, and prevention of fraudulent short-selling or 'paper metals.' Physical commodities are custodied at the Freeport Berlin-Brandenburg bonded warehouse, where storage in bonded status defers VAT and customs duties and qualifies holdings for capital-gains-tax-free treatment after one year of ownership. Noble BC explicitly states it does not provide financial services or advice, and that resale liquidity is not guaranteed.

The revenue model is one-time physical commodity sales priced via direct inquiry (no publicly disclosed standardized pricing). The go-to-market combines direct sales (phone, email, contact form) targeting retail and industrial clients, a dedicated sales partner portal (vertriebsportal.noble-commodity-group.de) for resellers, and a complementary regulated investment vehicle — Seltene Erden AG (Rare Earths AG), positioned as the first physically backed commodity stock. Marketing is content-led, centered on the METALL-INSIDER newsletter, the published book 'The Cocaine of Industry' (Europa Verlag), and active LinkedIn thought leadership. The company is co-located within a broader Noble commodity group ecosystem that includes Noble Elements GmbH, which serves institutional and industrial-investor demand.

Name

Noble Bc Gmbh

Legal name

Noble BC GmbH

Website

https://noble-bc.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Noble BC GmbH is a Berlin-based physical commodity trader founded in 2022 that sells technology metals and rare earth oxides to European private investors, industrial clients, and institutional buyers, secured via a Finomet-powered blockchain platform and Freeport bonded-warehouse custody.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Metals and Rare Earths Trading

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Precious Metals Bullion & Concentrates Trading (Gold, Silver, PGM) (IMAKAJAD)

Keywords

• Technology metals trading
• Rare earths investment
• Physical commodity sales
• Critical raw materials
• Blockchain commodity storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Physical Technology Metals Sales: As a metal trading company, Noble BC sells high-tech metals (such as rhenium, hafnium, germanium, gallium, indium, antimony) and rare earths (such as gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, yttrium oxide, praseodymium oxide, scandium oxide, terbium oxide, neodymium oxide) to private and commercial customers in purely physical form. Revenue is generated through one-time transactions of physical commodities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Noble BC GmbH trades physical technology metals (Rhenium, Hafnium, Germanium, Gallium, Indium, Antimony) and rare earth oxides (Gadolinium, Dysprosium, Yttrium, Praseodymium, Scandium, Terbium, Neodymium) to private investors and commercial customers. Each purchase is backed by bonded warehouse storage at Freeport Berlin-Brandenburg, with holdings mapped on a blockchain platform developed with Finomet GmbH that provides digital proof of storage, live inventory reconciliation, and tokenization to prevent fraudulent short-selling. The company also references the Seltene Erden AG as a related physically backed commodity stock offering.

Product overview

Noble BC GmbH operates as a physical commodity trading company specializing in technology metals and rare earths for investment purposes. The company offers a portfolio of 6 technology metals (Rhenium, Hafnium, Germanium, Gallium, Indium, Antimony) and 7 rare earth oxides (Gadolinium, Dysprosium, Yttrium, Praseodymium, Scandium, Terbium, Neodymium), all physically stored and blockchain-secured through their partnership with Finomet GmbH. They provide two complementary investment vehicles: direct physical commodity purchases via the main Noble BC platform, and the Seltene Erden AG (Rare Earths AG) as the first physically backed commodity stock. Additional offerings include the METALL-INSIDER newsletter, current price lists, and blockchain-verified storage at Freeport Berlin-Brandenburg. The company connects private and institutional investors with physical raw materials that serve both as value-bearing assets and guarantees of availability for European industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rhenium A rare technology metal with a melting point of 3182 degrees Celsius, used in aircraft turbines and gas liquefaction; rarer in occurrence than gold in the Earth's crust. Sold as physical commodity for investment and industrial supply purposes.
• Hafnium A technology metal often used as a component of heat-resistant alloys, with applications in aerospace and medical fields. Sold as a physical commodity.
• Germanium A metalloid semiconductor and primary component of radio sensors and infrared cameras, forming the basis for autonomous driving technologies. Sold as a physical commodity.
• Gallium An easily liquefiable metal used in solar cells, green hydrogen production, batteries, and magnets for sustainable technologies. Sold as a physical commodity.
• Indium Applied in wafer-thin layers on glass to conduct electricity, making it indispensable for touchscreen production. Sold as a physical commodity.
• Antimony Used in batteries, cable insulation, and circuit boards for stability, safety, and heat resistance; increasingly important for energy transition applications including modern power grids and photovoltaic systems. Sold as a physical commodity.
• Gadolinium Oxide Used as a contrast agent in MRI examinations and found in X-ray devices. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Dysprosium Oxide A silvery-shining rare earth that increases the attractive force of magnets and is a component of many alloys, including materials used for nuclear reactor control rods. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Yttrium Oxide A heavy rare earth indispensable for high technologies requiring precision, temperature resistance, and durability. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Praseodymium Oxide A magnetic rare earth oxide bringing decisive properties to magnets, glass, and future technologies. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Scandium Oxide A rare earth oxide used in lightweight, weldable alloys for bicycle and aircraft construction; aluminum-scandium alloys are valued for being both lightweight and weldable. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Terbium Oxide A soft, malleable rare earth metal used in semiconductors and to protect magnets against demagnetisation. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Neodymium Oxide A light rare earth and the basis of high-performance magnets; price increase winner in 2021 due to use in permanent magnets of wind turbines. Sold as a physical rare earth oxide commodity.
• Blockchain-Secured Storage Service A bonded warehouse storage service for physical commodities with blockchain-based proof of storage, tokenization (one token per gram), and live inventory reconciliation, preventing fraud and double spending for commodity investors and industrial buyers.
• Seltene Erden AG (Rare Earths AG) The first physically backed commodity stock, offering a regulated investment vehicle for rare earths backed by physical holdings, referenced as a related entity within the Noble commodity group.

Quantifiable outcome

• No customs duties or VAT applicable while commodities remain in bonded storage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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.

• Finomet GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationNoble BC was specifically founded to collaborate with Finomet GmbH. Their blockchain platform offers a unique security concept for metal investment. Finomet provides digital proof of storage, prevents double spending through tokenization, enables live reconciliation of inventory, and mirrors raw material holdings on the blockchain. The Finomet plus sign certifies blockchain warehouses and serves as the marker for transparency and security.
• Seltene Erden AGminorOthersRelated entity offering the 'first physically backed commodity stock.' Noble BC references Seltene Erden AG as a related product offering on its website, indicating a strategic connection within the Noble commodity group.
• Freeport Berlin-BrandenburgcoreOthersBonded warehouse facility used for storage of precious metals, technology metals, and rare earths. The facility features meter-thick concrete walls, is located in a non-disclosed location, has 24/7 surveillance cameras, and uses double-door airlocks. All goods are insured against theft, and employees are insured against breach of trust.
• Noble Elements GmbHminorOthersAndreas Pietsch, Managing Director of Noble BC, is co-founder of Noble Elements GmbH. The companies share leadership and appear to operate within the same strategic ecosystem for raw material investments and European raw material autonomy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MP Materials Corp. US-listed rare-earths mining and processing company producing neodymium-praseodymium and other rare earth oxides. Comparable because it is one of the few Western-aligned rare-earth oxide suppliers whose products overlap with Noble BC's downstream investment offering.
• Energy Fuels Inc. North American critical-minerals producer with rare-earth oxide separation capabilities. Comparable because it is a Western-aligned producer of the same rare-earth oxide categories Noble BC distributes, though at industrial rather than retail-investor scale.
• Umicore SA: Belgian materials technology and metals refining company active in rare earths, cobalt, and specialty metals with significant European industrial customer base. Comparable because it overlaps with Noble BC's critical-metals and European industrial supply-chain focus at much larger scale.
• Aurubis AG: European non-ferrous metals leader headquartered in Hamburg, with copper and specialty metals refining, trading, and recycling. Comparable as a large German metals trader serving industrial customers, though Aurubis's core focus is base metals rather than critical-mineral investment products.
• Lynas Rare Earths Limited: Australian-listed rare-earth miner and processor producing separated rare-earth oxides including dysprosium and terbium. Comparable because it supplies the same downstream rare-earth oxide categories Noble BC retails to investors, though at industrial scale.
• Heraeus Precious Metals: Germany-headquartered precious-metals and technology-metals refiner and trader with global scale and far broader product portfolio. Comparable because it serves overlapping European industrial and investment customers with critical metals, though as part of a much larger materials conglomerate.

Regional players

• pro aurum GmbH: Germany-based precious-metals retailer serving private investors with physical gold, silver, and platinum stored in bonded warehouses. Comparable as a European retail investor platform for physical metals with bonded-warehouse custody, though focused on traditional precious metals rather than critical minerals.

Direct peers

• Tradium GmbH: German technology metals and rare earths trader with overlapping product categories (gallium, germanium, indium, antimony, rare earths) and a similar European industrial-buyer focus. Tradium is the closest direct comparable in the niche trader segment that Noble BC occupies.
• Seltene Erden AG: Affiliated physically-backed rare-earth commodity stock referenced on Noble BC's website as a related offering. Directly comparable because it markets regulated rare-earth investment vehicles backed by physical holdings, sharing leadership and infrastructure with Noble BC.
• Noble Elements GmbH: Related entity co-founded by Noble BC's Managing Director Andreas Pietsch, focused on industrial investors in critical raw materials. Compares directly because it sits within the same Noble ecosystem and targets the same European industrial-buyer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/noble-bc-gmbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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