The purpose of the company is to trade in raw materials of all kinds, as well as to provide consulting services and services of all kinds, in particular in the areas of transportation of raw materials and brokerage of goods of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations, and engage in any business activities and conclude contracts of any kind that may promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, hold, encumber, and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, except for real estate transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.