The purpose of the company is to participate in any form in companies that are active in the fields of mining, electrochemistry, metallurgy and metal processing, in particular aluminum and its alloys, as well as in related fields in any way. The company can take over service, management and financing tasks within the group, operate its own businesses, and acquire, encumber, manage and dispose of properties and participations in Switzerland and abroad. It is authorized to establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, it can carry out any other activity that is directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purposes. The company can grant loans or other financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these direct or indirect shareholders of the company are directly or indirectly involved, conclude cash pooling agreements with such third parties, and provide securities of all kinds and guarantees for their liabilities, in each case whether against payment or not, and even if these transactions are in the exclusive interest of the third parties.