The company's purpose is the trade of all goods and raw materials, and all financial operations related thereto, the purchase and sale, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, on a commission or participation basis, of all soil products and raw materials, in particular aluminum and copper in cathode form and all manufactured articles. The company may hold and operate all processes, patents, trademarks and intellectual property rights and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may also carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all commercial, movable and financial operations, in direct or indirect relation to its purpose, in any form whatsoever, in particular in the form of participations. The company may open branches in Switzerland and abroad, establish or acquire any company pursuing a similar or complementary purpose. The company may grant loans or guarantees to its shareholders or third parties.