The international trade, transport, storage, and distribution of all raw materials, including petrochemical products and other oil-related or non-oil-related products, for its own account or in association with third parties, as well as all operations or services related to financial instruments or contracts linked to raw materials. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and take stakes in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as carry out all operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. The company may acquire, mortgage, sell, and manage real estate. It may engage in financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and securities to its subsidiaries and to third parties.