The company's purpose is to trade in raw materials, in particular metals, as well as dairy products, on its own account and on behalf of third parties, both domestically and abroad. It can provide services related to these activities, establish subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies. The company can also acquire, manage, and sell intellectual property rights, patents, and licenses, as well as acquire, hold, and sell real estate. The company can enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company can provide direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries. It can also provide security for its own liabilities and those of other companies, including by granting pledges, fiduciary transfers, or assignments of the company's assets, or by providing guarantees, sureties, or other forms of collateral. Furthermore, the company can engage in cash pooling with the aforementioned companies, including periodic account balancing. The company can perform all these activities without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, without seeking to make a profit, and assuming cluster risks.