The company's purpose is to engage in national and international trade in raw materials of all kinds as well as other goods on its own account or on behalf of third parties. The company may provide all services related thereto, broker transactions and arrange financing. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and sell business premises, real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or useful for the attainment of its purpose or for the development of the company or its group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, its direct or indirect shareholders and companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether by way of loans or other forms of financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their obligations, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not.