The company's purpose is to manage, market, rent, assemble, import and export all metallic, metallurgical and other products for public and private customers in Switzerland and abroad; and in general, to carry out all transactions of any kind that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or other similar or related purposes, with the exception of transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (BewG). The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and 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.