The company's purpose is to provide services of all kinds related to the operation, construction and maintenance of real estate, technical facilities and industrial parks, in particular the supply of industrial parks with energy, raw materials, auxiliary materials and operating materials, the disposal of production residues and other waste, the management and maintenance of properties, buildings and technical facilities, the provision of analytical, engineering, training and logistics services, the operation of customer facilities and support in hazard prevention, particularly in the areas of health, safety and the environment. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties. It may acquire, develop, manage and exploit patents, trademarks, licenses, manufacturing processes and intellectual property rights. The company is part of a group and may consider the interests of the group in pursuing its corporate purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers or assignments of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind. This also applies without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, to the exclusion of the company's profit motive and with the assumption of cluster risks.