The company's purpose is to trade in and distribute raw materials and goods of all kinds (in particular crude oil, refined oil, wood, grain or rubber and related products) as well as to act as an agent for such products. The company may hold majority or minority interests in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold and sell real estate abroad and industrial property rights, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purposes. Furthermore, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of all kinds for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.