Filab Suriname

What Filab Suriname does

Filab Suriname is an independent commercial laboratory founded in late 2007 and headquartered in Paramaribo, Suriname, specializing in geochemical and environmental analysis. The company serves mining and exploration companies as its primary customer vertical, with a secondary segment in environmental management organizations, operating within Suriname and the broader South American mining sector. Its service model is professional, B2B, and per-sample based, with no public pricing — quotes are tailored to client requirements and sample volume.

The company's offering is structured as an integrated five-stage analytical workflow. Sample intake is managed through a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) with barcode identification enabling full traceability under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17025 quality procedures. Sample preparation uses large electric drying ovens, jaw crushers, and LM2 pulverizers to produce homogeneous analytical aliquots. Gold and precious metals analysis uses fire assay capable of processing more than 1,200 samples per day, with detection from several percent down to below 1 ppb. Base metals and multielement packages are delivered via ICP-AES and ICP-MS across both aqua regia and four-acid digestion methods, covering more than 60 elements at major, trace, and ultra-trace concentration levels. A separate hydrogeochemistry and mining environment line addresses physico-chemical parameters, anions, and organic compounds for water, soil, and pollution studies.

Filab Suriname operates from a single laboratory site at Aboenawrokostraat N71 in Paramaribo with a workforce of 11–50 employees. The company is privately held, with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, or named executive team. Its ISO 9001:2015 certification (Certificate CO21.00577/U) was renewed in December 2021 and carries an expiration date of December 2024, providing the primary external validation of its quality systems. Distribution is direct: physical samples are received from clients, logged, analyzed, and reported back, with no disclosed marketing or channel partnerships.

Name

Filab Suriname

Legal name

Filab Suriname

Website

https://filabsuriname.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Filab Suriname is an independent laboratory in Paramaribo, Suriname providing geochemical and environmental analysis services to mining, exploration, and environmental organizations using fire assay, ICP-AES, and ICP-MS techniques.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geochemical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG, Traceability & Certification Services (Responsible Sourcing) (IMAKAFAN)

Keywords

• Geochemical laboratory services
• Mineral exploration analysis
• Fire assay gold analysis
• ICP multi-element analysis
• Environmental mining analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontaine-française

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Geochemical Laboratory Analysis Services: Professional laboratory testing services for mining and exploration companies, providing sample preparation, analytical testing, and reporting for geochemical and environmental samples. Revenue is generated through per-sample testing fees based on the type and complexity of analysis requested.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

FILAB SURINAME is an independent laboratory specialized in geochemical and environmental analysis, offering sample management with LIMS barcode traceability, physical sample preparation, gold and precious metals analysis by fire assay, multi-element base metals analysis via ICP-AES and ICP-MS, and hydrogeochemistry/environmental analysis for mining and exploration clients. Services are delivered as paid per-sample testing engagements to mining companies, exploration firms, and environmental management organizations primarily in Suriname and South America.

Product overview

FILAB SURINAME is an independent laboratory specialized in geochemical and environmental analysis, serving the mining and exploration sector. The company offers a portfolio of interconnected laboratory services forming an integrated analytical workflow: Sample Sending Logging (LIMS and barcode traceability), Sample Preparation (physical processing), Gold and Precious Metals Analysis (fire assay, AAS), Base Metals and Multielement Packages (ICP-AES, ICP-MS), and Hydrogeochemistry and Mining Environment testing. These services work together to support mineral exploration and environmental management from sample receipt through final analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sample Sending Logging Sample intake and logging service using a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) with barcode identification for full traceability of samples before, during, and after analysis, operating under ISO 9001 (2015) and ISO/IEC 17025 quality procedures. Designed for mining and exploration clients sending rock, soil, and drill samples for geochemical analysis.
• Sample Preparation Physical preparation of geological and environmental samples using large electric drying ovens, jaw crushers, and large-capacity LM2 pulverizers to produce homogeneous and representative analytical aliquots. Offered to mining, exploration, and environmental clients prior to instrumental analysis.
• Gold and Precious Metals Analysis Fire assay analysis for gold and precious metals capable of processing more than 1200 samples per day, with instrumental techniques measuring gold grades from several percent down to ultra-trace levels below 1 ppb. Targeted at mining exploration clients requiring accurate and trace-level gold detection.
• Base Metals and Multielement Packages Multi-element analysis using aqua regia digest (economical partial dissolution for geochemical exploration) and multi-acid (4-acid) digestion (near-complete dissolution for quantitative results), combined with ICP-AES and ICP-MS instrumentation to measure more than 60 elements at major, trace, and ultra-trace concentration levels. Offered to mining and exploration clients.
• Hydrogeochemistry and Mining Environment Environmental analysis services including physico-chemical parameters, anions, and organic compounds adapted for mining sector applications and environmental management, including polluted soil investigations and water analyses supporting both environmental compliance and mineral exploration.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1200 samples analyzed per day using fire assay method
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ALS Limited: Global testing, inspection and certification company with a large Minerals division providing geochemical and environmental analysis to the mining sector. Directly comparable in service offering, just at vastly greater global scale.
• SGS SA: World's largest testing, inspection and certification group with extensive Minerals and natural-resources laboratory services including geochemistry and environmental analysis for mining clients. Direct competitor for the same B2B analytical contracts.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC company operating a dedicated Minerals and Metals division (including the legacy ACME Labs) offering geochemical and environmental analysis to mining and exploration clients. Closely mirrors Filab's service portfolio.
• Intertek: Global TIC group with minerals testing services, including the former Genalysis/Intertek Genalysis operations in Australia. Provides fire assay, ICP and environmental analysis to mining clients worldwide, directly comparable to Filab Suriname's offerings.
• Activation Laboratories (Actlabs): Independent Canadian geochemical laboratory providing analytical services to the mining and exploration sector. Closest peer in terms of being a specialized, independent (non-TIC-major) commercial lab serving exploration clients.
• FILAB (France): French analytical laboratory group with overlapping geochemical and environmental services, suggested to be affiliated based on the shared brand name and a French (.fr/orange.fr) contact email on the Suriname entity. Closely comparable in service mix.
• MS Analytical: Independent geochemical and environmental laboratory based in British Columbia, Canada, serving the mining and exploration sector. Comparable in size, independence and ICP/fire-assay focus to Filab Suriname.

Emerging players

• ACME Analytical Laboratories: Long-standing Canadian geochemical lab historically focused on mining exploration, now integrated into Bureau Veritas. Comparable in original positioning to Filab, but has effectively scaled up via acquisition rather than organically.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing services group with extensive environmental and materials testing capabilities, including some overlap with Filab's environmental analysis line. Less focused on mineral exploration, hence broad incumbent.
• Cotecna: International testing, inspection and certification group active across Latin America, including mining-related services. Provides regional competitive pressure on Filab's Suriname-based mining inspection/testing work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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