The company's purpose is the international purchase and sale of metals, minerals and their derived products, as well as all activities related to shipping. It may provide all ancillary services to companies or entities of the same group, including shareholders of the company, and in particular in the form of guarantees, loans, deposits and transfers, as well as the granting of guarantees and securities. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or any other form of financing directly or indirectly to companies of the same group, as well as provide securities of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of companies of the same group, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities of all kinds, whether in the interest of shareholders or other companies of the group or gratuitously. It may carry out all commercial and financial transactions, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, in direct or indirect relation to the company's purpose. It may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, hold participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and engage in any activity directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose, excluding all operations subject to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. It may acquire, encumber, manage, administer and sell real estate in Switzerland or abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises domiciled and/or operating in Switzerland and abroad, in accordance with applicable regulations. Any activity in the real estate sector is not directed at third parties but is limited to real estate for its own account. It may carry out all commercial, industrial and financial transactions that it deems necessary or useful and that are related to its purpose or that are intended to achieve its purpose.