The company's purpose is to provide consulting, planning, design and construction of transshipment facilities, tank facilities, pipelines and process engineering facilities in the petrochemical industry and related industries, as well as the creation of cathodic corrosion protection systems, electromechanical and electronic devices for apparatus-based water protection and for control and regulation functions of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and provide security for liabilities of affiliated companies.