The company's purpose is to purchase, sell, trade, market, exchange, deliver, manage, transport, store, distribute or otherwise dispose of, in its own name or on behalf of others, crude oil, oil derivatives, coal, gas, natural gas, renewable energies, alternative energies, electricity, emissions and energies and other products of petrochemical origin or raw materials of all kinds, as well as all instruments related to these goods or based on them; to provide all activities and services related to commodity markets, including administrative, financial, technical, economic and advisory services; to engage, in its own name or on behalf of others, in trading and hedging transactions related to non-commodity risks arising from the company's purpose, including but not limited to credit, interest and foreign exchange risks; to evaluate investment opportunities related to commodity markets, to advise on such investments and to hold and manage such investments and participations in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies of any kind, take over representations and enter into all business and contracts that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also enter into loans for its own account or for the account of others, as well as guarantee and pledge transactions for affiliated companies and third parties.