SGS coal laboratory in Samarinda
Thursday, December 12 2013 - 06:47 AM WIB
International inspection, verification, testing and certification service provider SGS announced on Thursday that their coal laboratory in Samarinda, East Kalimantan is officially recognized by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN) for its conformance to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard for specific registered tests.
The accreditation demonstrates technical competency for a defined scope of tests and the operation of a laboratory quality management system, the firm said in a statement.
The Samarinda coal laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and consistent, industry-leading methodologies and quality control procedures. SGS' professional staff maintains high standards of quality and procedural excellence to ensure accurate, repeatable and timely data. Samarinda's in-house analytical capabilities include:
? Proximate and ultimate analysis
? Hardgrove Grindability Index (HGI)
? Ash fusion
? Relative density
? Chlorine analysis
? Equilibrium moisture analysis
? Met coal/coke testing
? Float/sink washability analysis
The Samarinda coal laboratory strategically supports the growing needs of Indonesia's exploration and mining industry and complements SGS' unmatched laboratory network in Southeast Asia Pacific and globally. Many of SGS' laboratories comply with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for specific registered tests, the firm said.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon