SGS North America - Natural Resources - 115 - An Overview o…

With inspectors strategically located near all major ports around North America, including the US Gulf Coast, US East Coast, the Great Lakes, US West Coast, Alaska and Eastern and Western Canada, our team is agile to deliver you trade and commercial inspection services you need.

Admiralty Island

Prince Rupert

Vancouver

Quebec City

Seattle/Tacoma Portland

South Holland

Newport News Baltimore

Stockton

Mobile

Deer Park

Tampa

Saint Rose

Our commodity range includes coal, other solid fuels (petroleum coke, biomass, refuse derived fuels and alternative fuels), energy minerals, steel, precious metals, fertilizer, industrial minerals, and ferrous/non-ferrous metals.

Additional inspection services include: • Draft Surveys • Loading & Discharge Supervision • Pre-Shipment Inspections • Quality & Quantity Inspections • Due Diligence • Reception & Dispatch Supervision at Warehouses MINERAL AND METAL TESTING SGS laboratories offer independent, third-party commercial analysis services at all critical supervision and transfer points during transport of your shipment, including load-port, pre- shipment and settlement analysis and assays. With rapid turnaround times and access to the latest analytical techniques and technologies, we will help you to quickly assess your commodities, ensuring contractual compliance and competitive advantage in the marketplace. We use uniform analytical and operational methods, follow industry-leading quality assurance and quality control practices, and use standardized templates for data reporting. We provide load-port or pre-shipment assays to: • Provide underwriters with the data required to insure the shipment for its approximate dollar value. • Ensure financial parties can calculate partial payment while the parcel or cargo is en-route to the customer. We also provide: • Sample Preparation & Physical Testing

We understand that commercial transactions rely on accurate and transparent data based on consistent sample preparation and physical testing. Our state-of-the-art testing facilities ensure mineral and metal commodities are accurately analyzed to achieve contractual compliance leveraging sample preparation and physical testing solutions against recognized international standards. With inspectors strategically located near all major ports around North America, including the US Gulf Coast, US East Coast, the Great Lakes, US West Coast and Eastern and Western Canada, our team is agile to deliver you trade and commercial inspection services wherever you need. Additionally, SGS inspectors can travel to remote areas across North America to ensure that your interests in your commercial transactions are protected, and your risks ultimately reduced. Our certificates are recognized by buyers and sellers of bulk commodities and in the international financial community. Our e-certification service dramatically speeds up the documentation process, helping you to avoid the costs and delays associated with the issuing and transportation of certificates in hard copy After completing our inspection, we can create and email your digitized certificate to all the relevant parties around the world. No matter the commodities you’re trading, where they’ve come from, or where they’re going to, we can promise one thing: our experts will be by your side every step of the way, independently assessing the quantity and quality value of your commodities to minimize your commercial risks when trading. Contact us today and take the first step towards creating an easier, more effective approach to your mineral and metal commodities.

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