To deploy in Switzerland and abroad, all commercial activities, including holding, import-export, consulting and manufacturing, of various products, in particular hydrocarbons or products derived from hydrocarbons. Similarly, the company will deploy all activities related to intellectual and industrial property, in particular the holding, protection and exploitation of inventions, manufacturing processes, patents and all intellectual property rights. The company may undertake, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, any commercial and financial operation that may be directly or indirectly related to its purpose and likely to facilitate its development or realization, and take participations in all companies with similar or related activities. The company may create subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad.