to purchase, sell and, in general, to ensure the trade and distribution of chemical and petrochemical products; to provide all technical and commercial advice and services in the field of organization and establishment of factories or workshops, particularly in the chemical or petrochemical industry; to sell and manage any property and to acquire any property for exclusively commercial use in Switzerland and any property without any restrictions abroad; to take participations in all financial, industrial, commercial or other enterprises, both on its own account and on behalf of third parties; to acquire, develop, transfer and exploit, in any form, all patents, inventions, processes, manufacturing secrets, trademarks and trade names, to grant licenses and other exploitation rights and to provide technical assistance to other companies (cf. statutes for full purpose).