The Future Values Forum | Storage, Metals and More

Nuremberg. With the “1st Values Forum Future,” a nationwide tour began in the Franconian metropolis, bringing together business, security, and sustainability. Behind the collective format stand Trisor, Noble BC and Elements, Ziemann Valor, and C. Hafner. Speakers and experts from custody, industrial and precious metals, as well as rare earths, were invited—accompanied by the renowned futurist and bestselling author Matthias Horx, who provided insights into world affairs and unfolded a consciously positive perspective.

What the Values Forum Future is about

The concept: Companies and experts discuss the role of values—ideal, physical, and nominal. The goal is to preserve proven principles, reshape values, and actively shape the future. The ambition: to think, speak, and act together.

Rare earths: “The cocaine of industry”

Andreas Pietsch, Managing Director of Noble BC and Elements, presented the book The Cocaine of Industry, co-authored with his partner and co-shareholder Andreas Kroll. The focus is on rare earths and industrial metals, on which not only Germany and Europe, but the entire world depends: smartphones, electric vehicles, wind turbines, LEDs, drones, and even tanks—all of these are hardly conceivable without these raw materials. The central question: China owns and mines most of these metals on a large scale—how dependent are we on the superpower, what does this mean for the economy and prosperity, and what opportunities does this create for investors and for Germany’s technological progress? The book provides the theses and answers—clearly presented by Pietsch.

Custody 2025: Security in a safe deposit box

Lukas Pfister, Branch Manager of Trisor Nuremberg, explained how valuables will best be stored in 2025: independently of banks in a high-security safe deposit box at Trisor—with 24/7 access, security guard service, security level 10 of 12, and three-factor authentication (card, PIN, fingerprint). Without the need for an appointment, jewelry, precious metals, or documents remain secure—home safes, on the other hand, carry the risk of “inviting” potential burglars into one’s own home. The trend in Germany: more break-ins, while banks are closing branches—and thus also eliminating safe deposit boxes. Pfister’s conclusion: Valuables are safest in Nuremberg’s most beautiful high-security wing.

The gold of the future: Circular economy instead of exploitation

Eduard Stefanescu, Sustainability Manager at C. Hafner, explained what climate-neutral gold means. Gold is still often mined under questionable conditions—yet it is found everywhere in everyday life: in vehicles, cell phones, or as dental crowns. When a cell phone is retired or dental gold is replaced, C. Hafner relies on the circular economy: “cleaning” the material (separating gold from other metals) and returning it to circulation as bars. From using residual heat in smelting to recycling the “refining acid”—every step works toward low-CO₂ gold. This way, gold not only remains one of the safest investments but also becomes sustainable.

Investing with a system: Metals, blockchain, tax exemption

Markus Osiander, Managing Director at Ziemann Valor, outlined together with moderator Alexander Dros how investments in rare earths, industrial, and precious metals can be structured: protection against inflation, the opportunity for wealth growth—and tax-free sales after one year. Transparency is ensured through blockchain linkage at Noble BC: investors can always verify how much of the purchased metals and rare earths are actually stored in the bonded warehouse. For physical storage, Trisor safe deposit boxes are suitable—secure, accessible, and independent of banks.

Shaping values together

It is truly wonderful to see different companies pulling together because, in addition to revenue, profit, and expansion, one thing matters to them: preserving values, reshaping values, and shaping values for the future. Whether ideal, physical, or nominal values—especially in a time when everything seems fragile. And when people then jointly create such an interesting, instructive, beautiful, and, yes, almost important evening with a view to the future, the value of “us together, what do we have in common, what can we do and shape?” is preserved, strengthened, and reshaped a little further.