The company's purpose is to engage in global trade with energy and raw materials. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, encumber, hold, manage, utilize and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. It may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans or other financing or by providing security of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may also conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies. Furthermore, the company may enter into any business and agreements that serve the company's purpose directly or indirectly or are directly related to it.