The company's purpose is to design and operate plants for the treatment of industrial wastewater and water treatment plants, including those for manure, as well as to design and operate seawater desalination plants, provide technical and commercial consulting services, hold participations, patents and licenses, and trade in goods of all kinds. The company may enter into any business and conclude contracts, establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in or merge with other companies. It may also acquire, encumber and sell real estate. Furthermore, the company's purpose includes the purchase and marketing of license and trademark rights. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.