The company's purpose is to trade in chemical products and develop chemical products. The company may also participate in, found, acquire and merge with other companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad. It may acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, and establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad by resolution of the Board of Directors. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.