The design, purchase, sale, import, export, representation and manufacture of machines or parts of machinery and plants, in particular for grinding; the purchase, sale and transformation of raw materials for chemical and pharmaceutical use; micronization as well as grinding. It may acquire similar companies or participate in them. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also make loans on its own account or on behalf of third parties and provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.