The purpose of the company is to provide consulting services for the production, marketing and distribution of building materials, as well as the acquisition, management and disposal of direct and indirect participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose and the purpose of the group companies directly or indirectly, or are directly related thereto (including the acquisition, holding, management, granting or disposal of intellectual property rights of all kinds, in particular in the licensing and distribution area, as well as the operation of a service center for licensees and distribution partners). The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, for consideration or free of charge, and provide collateral of all kinds for the liabilities of such group companies, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. The company may acquire, hold, manage, sell and encumber real estate. The company may establish subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad to achieve the aforementioned purpose.