The trade in steel products and any other steel products as well as raw materials and in particular those related to the steel cycle such as coal, coke, iron ore, scrap, direct reduced iron (DRI), ferroalloys, machinery and plants for the steel industry, and others, as well as the marketing of gas and electricity and other energy products. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which they participate, either through loans or other financing methods, or through guarantees of any kind, with or without consideration. It may also acquire participations in commercial, financial and industrial enterprises and carry out all commercial and/or financial operations deemed useful for the purpose of the company, as well as conduct market research, marketing activities, information support, design, assistance, consulting, organization and mediation in commercial, economic, administrative and similar fields. The company may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad.