The company's purpose is to develop, manufacture and trade insect protection components and systems. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies, as well as acquire, rent or lease, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide financial services to its direct or indirect shareholders and other affiliated companies, in particular grant loans or other financing and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or security assignments and transfers of the company's assets, or guarantees and sureties of all kinds, for consideration or not. The company may also participate in cash pooling operations within the group and raise and invest money on the money and capital market. The company may conduct all other commercial, financial or other business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose.