SGS Opens Peru’s First Port-Based Laboratory in Matarani

Delivering Value and Quality Assurance

When trading, ensuring the quality of your commodities is key to maintaining a successful operation. The new laboratory allows SGS to continue to help customers ensure the quality of their commodities while meeting local and international regulations and contractual obligations. Its location within the port itself allows samples to be drawn from bulk cargo and testing to be done then and there, helping to prevent transportation processes and time consuming delays. Detailed analyses are delivered quickly and efficiently, so our customers can make crucial business decisions prior to cargo loading, ensuring any quality issues are addressed before it is too late.

Ernesto Labarthe, Business Manager for SGS in Peru said, "The new laboratory allows us to conduct diesel and mineral concentrates testing right in the heart of Matarani's port. This cuts the time hugely, as we no longer need to transport samples to our site in Callao, enabling us to provide customers with prompt expert analysis that informs key business decisions. We're delighted the new laboratory is open!"

Thanks to our new Matarani laboratory, SGS in Peru will now be able to provide even greater value to all our global minerals and diesel customers who operate in the region.

For more information, contact:

Ernesto Labarthe
Business Manager, SGS Peru
t: +51 9650 46345

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