Trade and distribution of technical and medical gases as well as devices, accessories, spare parts and consumables from the gases division. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire similar or related companies or merge with them, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.