SGS’s Klaipeda Laboratory Receives ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

Mineral & Metal Commodities NewsMiningMay 10, 2022

We are pleased to announce that our fertilizer laboratory in Klaipeda, Lithuania, has received ISO/IEC 17025 (LST EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018) accreditation.

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We can now provide a wider scope of valuable fertilizer testing services to our customers.

What does the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation cover?

By gaining ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, the Klaipeda laboratory can now test a range of inorganic fertilizers using the titrimetric, gravimetric and sieving testing methods:

Titrimetric method

Ammoniacal nitrogen content
Nitrate and ammoniacal nitrogen content according to Devarda

Gravimetric method

Content of phosphorus soluble in mineral acids
Water-soluble potassium content
Sieve test
Moisture content

Sieving method

Sieve test

SGS’s Klaipeda Laboratory

Our 150m² Klaipeda laboratory provides fertilizer, salt and wood pellets testing services (including heavy metals testing). By obtaining LST EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018 accreditation, the laboratory now operates in accordance with EU Regulation 2019/1009 and the National Fertilizer Law.

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Find Out More

To find out more about how SGS’s Klaipeda laboratory can help with your organization’s testing requirements, please contact:

Virginijus Kezenaitis
Division Manager
SGS Lithuania
t: +370 46 320877

Media contact:

Yulia Levandovskaya
Global Marketing Manager
SGS
t: +48 58 621 35 21

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