The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of intellectual property rights, grant and acquire license rights to such intellectual property rights, as well as import, manufacture, distribute and sell chemical products for agriculture. The company may grant loans to its group companies or provide other financing instruments, as well as directly or indirectly secure the liabilities of its group companies, in particular in the form of guarantees, sureties or security assignments of the company's assets. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold or sell real estate to the extent permitted by the Federal Act on Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are related to the company's purpose.