The purpose of the company is to trade in raw materials and provide services in this field. The company may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, conclude any type of financial transactions, including those using derivative instruments, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal acts that may be necessary or suitable to promote the development of the company or that of group companies. Furthermore, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect subsidiaries or other group companies, or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its subsidiaries or other group companies and are granted free of charge.