The company's purpose is to engage in global trade of raw materials of all kinds, in particular liquefied gas, chemicals, plastics, petrochemicals, fertilizers, and other hydrocarbons, including their invoicing, transportation, inspection, storage, and packaging, on its own account, on behalf of third parties, and on a commission basis. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, manage, and sell real estate. The company may carry out all commercial, financial, and other activities that are connected with its purpose. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans and/or other financing. The company may provide security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including through pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind, or offset obligations, whether for consideration or not, even if such financing, security, or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved.