The acquisition, sale, holding, management and administration of participations in companies related to industry, energy and raw materials trading both in Switzerland and abroad, as well as companies related to real estate abroad and commercial real estate in Switzerland. The exercise, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, of all investment, trading, import-export activities of raw materials and industrial and energy management, as well as all services and strategic studies for the investments and international expansion of the company's subsidiaries and their business partners. In general, the company has the possibility to create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, invest in them, acquire or found companies with an identical or similar purpose, carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all industrial, commercial, movable, commercial real estate and other operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may also grant loans to third parties, shareholders and companies and enterprises of the group.