The holding, management, rental and operation of tanks and other storage facilities, in various forms and locations, and the provision of tank storage services and other services to third parties and other entities of the group to which the company belongs; to this end, the company may provide technical, operational and administrative services; the company may conduct its activities worldwide, on its own account or in association with third parties; the company may carry out all financial, commercial and industrial operations, in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to its purpose; however, the company will not acquire any real estate in Switzerland, except, if necessary, real estate for exclusively commercial use; the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire participations in other companies in Switzerland or abroad; the company may also participate in the financing, in particular by providing loans, guarantees and securities of any kind, to other entities of the group to which the company belongs, in the interest of said group.