The trading of raw materials, such as oil, gas and cement; investing in the exploitation and extraction of oil and gas (downstream and upstream) as well as in the agro-industrial sector; the company may also establish branches and/or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; the company may act as co-debtor, guarantor and/or surety for the benefit of all third parties, in particular for the benefit of all its direct or indirect affiliates, its direct or indirect parent companies as well as the direct or indirect subsidiaries of the latter, with or without remuneration.