ALS specialises in sampling, preparation, and analysis of coal and coal-products such as anthracite and coke.
Global coal inspection and testing services are co-ordinated and controlled by a dedicated, permanent team of ALS experts based throughout an international network of offices.
Services include:
- Consultancy: Protecting your interests and ensuring correct application of standards and full utilisation of personnel and equipment
- Supervision of loading / transhipment / discharge operations
- Quality and quantity inspection
- Sampling in full accordance with International Standards
- Sample preparation
- Stockpile control
- Stockpile temperature reading
- Size distribution
- Analysis
Coal shipment superintending and certification
Specialised tests on coal and coal-products include:
- Ash mineral analysis
- Ash fusion temperatures
- Gross and net calorific value
- Ultimate analysis
- Petrography
- Trace analysis
- Chlorine
- Fluorine
- Sulphur
- Carbon
- Hydrogen
- Nitrogen
- Hardgrove Grindability Index
- Free Swelling Index
- Micum for cokes
- Full proximate
- Coking Indices
- Plastometric Indices
Accreditations:
ISO 17025 (Dutch Accreditation Council RVA) Member of ASTM
ISO 17025 (NATA)
ISO 17025 (SANAS)