The company's purpose is the quarrying of stone, stone cutting work as well as marble work. To achieve this purpose, it may carry out itself or through third parties, all financial, commercial, civil, movable and immovable operations directly or indirectly related to its object, or of a nature to facilitate its realization and expansion. The company may be interested, by way of merger, subscription, participation or financing, in all companies or enterprises to be created in Switzerland and abroad; it may create branches.