The company's purpose is the disposal and recycling of industrial waste, valuable materials and consumer and industrial goods, as well as the trade in goods of all kinds, the management and sale of participations in commercial and industrial companies, and the financing of such companies. The company may take out loans and bonds, also to grant loans to companies in which it is directly involved. The company may acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate and establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, it may conduct all business that is suitable to promote the development of the company and the achievement of its purpose.