The company's purpose is to engage, in Switzerland and abroad, in the purchase, sale, trade, brokerage, supply, exchange, management, transport, storage, and distribution in any manner whatsoever, of raw materials, notably copper concentrates and cathodes, gold, silver, as well as oil and gas products, as well as to carry out all related activities and services, notably economic, financial, technical, or administrative. To this end, the company may establish branches and/or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also grant loans to its direct or indirect shareholders and to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and/or guarantee, endorse, or stand as surety for loans granted by third parties to its shareholders.