The company's primary purpose is to trade in raw materials of all kinds. It can conclude licensing, commission and trust transactions. However, the company can also establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that may be suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, in particular the financing of participation companies. It can acquire, manage and sell real estate. The company is part of the «A Group» group and can take into account the interests of the «A Group» group when pursuing its corporate purpose. In particular, the company can grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.