Mennica Skarbowa adds 12 strategic metals to its portfolio, expanding access to resources critical for defense, high-tech, renewable energy and e-mobility
Mennica Skarbowa has expanded its investment offering by introducing technological metals and rare earth elements to its portfolio. This is the first such comprehensive offer in Poland, enabling individual customers to purchase more than a dozen different critical metals. This is a response to the growing interest in alternative forms of capital investment, especially in strategic raw materials used, among others, in the new technologies industry, renewable energy, e-mobility, and the defense sector. Global forecasts indicate that demand for these elements will continue to rise – driven by digitalization, the development of artificial intelligence, the energy transition and military modernization. Mennica Skarbowa is the only distributor in Poland that provides private customers with access to this class of investment assets in physical form, with the possibility of storing metals in a customs warehouse in Germany. The expansion of the product range represents a new growth pillar for the Company and a promising source of revenue in an increasingly dynamic market segment.
Mennica Skarbowa’s offering now includes selected rare earth elements such as neodymium and praseodymium, as well as technological metals including gallium, hafnium, rhenium and iridium – elements considered fundamental to the modern economy. In total, 12 different metals are currently available, used across the energy, high-tech, defense and e-mobility sectors. These materials enable the production of wind turbines and photovoltaic panels, the development of electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells, as well as the manufacturing of microprocessors, radar systems and advanced consumer electronics. They play a crucial role in achieving global climate goals, ensuring military security and sustaining the pace of technological innovation. All metals come exclusively from certified sources – mainly China, South Korea, Australia, Chile, and Argentina – and are supplied to Mennica Skarbowa directly from a leading European distributor.
– We are the only dealer in Poland to offer individual customers the opportunity to invest in strategic metals – both technological metals and rare earth elements. This is a unique chance for retail clients to enter a market that has until now been reserved almost exclusively for industrial buyers. Polish investors will now be able to purchase, among other assets, rare earth metals that have recently been subjected to additional export restrictions imposed by China. As of December 1, the export of products manufactured outside China that contain at least 0.1% of Chinese rare earth elements, or that were produced using Chinese technologies in this field, will only be possible with a special license. China extracts around 60% and processes approximately 90% of the world’s rare earth resources. Their decision to impose additional export bans on these metals will lead to a significant increase in their prices, as there will simply be a shortage of them on global markets. On the other hand, expanding our offering to include rare earth metals and technological metals is a natural step in response to the needs of investors seeking long-term capital protection in real assets. These raw materials carry tremendous strategic importance, are resistant to inflation, and their global availability remains limited. – comments Jarosław Żołędowski, President of the Management Board of Mennica Skarbowa SA.
The minimum purchase for retail customers starts at several thousand zlotys. The offer is primarily aimed at private investors who, by purchasing physical metals, can benefit from, among other things, no VAT and exemption from capital gains tax (the so-called Belka tax). Companies are also increasingly interested in the offer, recognizing the strategic potential of these raw materials. Orders are fulfilled immediately, as the metals ordered by customers are stored in the Company’s duty-free warehouse. In the case of orders that require importing metals into Poland and undergoing customs clearance, these metals are subject to a 23% VAT rate. Customers are generally hesitant to make such purchases. An additional advantage of storing the goods in the vault in Frankfurt is that it ensures a guaranteed buy-back of the metals by Mennica Skarbowa.
The prices of rare earth elements and technological metals are updated based on quotations published by reputable sources. Tradium, a partner of Mennica Skarbowa, has been supplying demanding industries with high-quality technological metals, rare earth metals, precious metals, and chemical compounds for more than 25 years.
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Mennica Skarbowa – Poland’s largest dealer of investment gold and other precious metals, listed on NewConnect, the alternative market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company’s main business area is the sale of investment gold (bars and bullion coins), as well as other precious metals and diamonds and collectibles. The company’s products can be purchased in 15 branches: in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Gdansk, Kalisz, Katowice, Kielce, Cracow, Lublin, Lodz, Poznan, Rzeszow, Szczecin, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Zielona Gora and through the website: mennicaskarbowa.pl.
