The purchase, sale, trading, commerce, exchange, supply, management, transportation, storage, distribution or disposal in any manner whatsoever, as principal or agent, of crude oil, petroleum products, coal, gas, natural gas, renewable energy, alternative energy, electricity, emissions and energy, and all other chemical, petrochemical, agricultural, cereal, oilseed or raw materials, as well as the trading of non-precious metals and the exercise of all activities and services related thereto, including administrative, financial, technical, economic or management and consulting services in connection with these activities. The company may also, in Switzerland or abroad: create subsidiaries and branches, take participations in and, more generally, participate in all companies and entities having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; acquire, sell, manage and exploit any movable property, including patents, trademarks, licenses, permits and other intellectual property rights; carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose or likely to promote it, in particular, when permitted by law, acquire, manage, exploit and sell real estate; the company may grant loans or any other form of financing to shareholders, companies of the same group or third parties, as well as provide guarantees of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of shareholders, companies of the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the company's assets; borrow, raise funds, including the issuance of bonds or other securities, as well as the conclusion of any contract related thereto; and trade and invest in currencies, securities, derivatives and any other asset in general.