Independent since 1925 · ISO/IEC 17025 & 17020
Approved
Industries we serve
Traders & merchants
Physical metal traders · merchants · offtakers
Traders & merchants
Neutral ground for weight, quality and settlement.
Physical metal traders · merchants · offtakers
When two parties, two labs or two ports disagree, only an impartial, technically rigorous result can settle it. Bachelet acts as that neutral authority — from load-port inspection to umpire analysis and quality certificates — applying the same accredited standard whatever the cargo, the port or the counterparty.
Why traders choose Bachelet
- Recognised independent umpire & referee analysis for settlement disputes.
- ISO/IEC 17020 inspection, weighing & sampling at load and discharge.
- Quality & weight certificates for warehousing, collateral and financing.
- Fast turnaround to keep cargoes and letters of credit moving.
Typical metals:
Cu
Zn · Pb
Ni · Sn
Al
Au · Ag
Selected clients
Traders and merchants who rely on Bachelet.
A selection of the companies across the metals value chain that trust our results.
CITIC
Cliveden
Freepoint
Glencore
IXM
Mercuria
Minmetals
Mitsui
MRI
Ocean Partners
Trafigura
Transamine
One standard for all
Whoever you are in the chain, the proof is the same.
Accredited methods, controlled chain of custody, and 100 years of independence — so a Bachelet certificate means the same thing to a miner, a smelter, a trader and a recycler.
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LME approved assayer
Listed with the London Metal Exchange
ISO/IEC 17025
Accredited testing laboratory
ISO/IEC 17020
Accredited inspection body