The manufacture and marketing of chemical products; the marketing of technologies in the field of chemistry; the company may establish subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and branches as well as hold participations in all companies in Switzerland and abroad; the company may acquire, hold and dispose of real estate, exclusively for commercial use if located in Switzerland, and intellectual property rights; the company may carry out all commercial, financial or other operations that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose; the company may grant loans or guarantees to its shareholders and the companies in which it participates and act as guarantor for them.