Hidrolab

What Hidrolab does

Hidrolab is a privately held, ISO 17025-accredited environmental and analytical testing laboratory headquartered in Quilicura, Santiago, Chile, operating across four Latin American countries (Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico) through wholly-owned subsidiaries. The company performs over 1,000 distinct laboratory analyses covering water, soil/sludge/sediment, mining, food, cannabis, and solid/liquid waste samples, and combines in-lab testing with doorstep sampling services (toma de muestra a domicilio) for enterprise clients.

The technology layer centers on a MyLIMS cloud client portal deployed per country for results delivery, an online COTIZA quotation system, and automated analytical instrumentation that the company describes as continuously updated. The firm holds ISO 17025 accreditation as its primary regulatory credential and markets itself on 30+ years of operational track record and method breadth.

Commercially, Hidrolab runs a professional-services revenue model with enterprise field sales, an inside-sales digital quotation channel, and WhatsApp/email customer engagement. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers request quotes via the online COTIZA system. Customer segments are horizontal across regulated and industrial verticals (water utilities, mining operators, food producers, cannabis producers, waste handlers), with no named anchor logos publicly disclosed.

Name

Hidrolab

Legal name

Hidrolab

Website

https://hidrolab.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hidrolab is an ISO 17025-accredited Latin American laboratory providing accredited analytical testing and on-site sampling for water, soil, mining, food, cannabis, and waste samples across Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Method Development & Validation (ICH/USP) (HLAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk Assessment, Hazard Analysis & Food Defense/Fraud Programs (AFALAAAO)

Keywords

• Environmental laboratory services
• Water quality testing
• Soil contamination analysis
• Mining chemical analysis
• Food safety testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Quilicura

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Analysis Services: Professional laboratory analysis services for water, soil, mining, food, cannabis, and solid/liquid waste samples. Complete service from sampling to results delivery through online portal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hidrolab is a multi-country environmental and industrial laboratory providing accredited analytical testing and sampling services. The core offering consists of six service categories — water analysis, soil/sludge/sediment analysis, mining chemical characterization, food industry testing, cannabis testing, and solid/liquid waste analysis — with over 1,000 distinct analyses available. Services span the full workflow from on-site sample collection (Muestreo y Monitoreo Online) through laboratory analysis under ISO 17025 accreditation to digital results delivery via the proprietary MyLIMS client portal.

Product overview

Hidrolab is a multi-country laboratory offering accredited analytical testing and sampling services across Latin America. The company operates as a unified service platform organized around six core testing categories (water, soil, mining, food, cannabis, and solid/liquid waste analysis) with over 1,000 different analyses available. Services are delivered through on-site sampling capabilities and a customer-facing MyLIMS portal for online results retrieval. The laboratory holds ISO 17025 accreditation and emphasizes automated, efficient analytical processes with continuous technology updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Analysis (Análisis de Aguas)

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) leader with strong mining and environmental testing offerings and active presence in Chile and Peru. It competes with Hidrolab for mining and environmental compliance work but offers a far wider service portfolio including marine and offshore.
• SGS: SGS is the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification company with deep Latin American operations. It competes directly with Hidrolab across environmental, mining, and food testing, but at global scale with a much broader service portfolio.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC provider with food and environmental testing capabilities across Latin America. Overlaps with Hidrolab in food safety and mineral testing but operates at significantly greater scale and with broader industry verticals.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the world's largest food and environmental testing lab network with growing Latin American footprint. It overlaps directly with Hidrolab on food, water, soil, and cannabis testing, but at global scale and with deeper investment in proprietary analytical methods.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD is a global testing and certification group with LATAM operations and accreditation alignment similar to Hidrolab. Comparable as an accredited testing competitor, particularly for industrial and environmental compliance work.

Direct peers

• ALS Limited: ALS is a publicly-traded testing services company particularly strong in geochemistry, environmental, and food testing with significant Chilean and Peruvian mining-sector operations. It is one of Hidrolab's closest direct competitors for mining chemical characterization and water/soil analysis.
• AGQ Labs: AGQ Labs is a Spain-origin environmental and food testing laboratory with strong Latin American and Iberian presence, particularly in agricultural and mining-related testing. Competes directly with Hidrolab on soil, water, food, and mining analytical services across multiple LATAM countries.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences specializes in food and environmental testing for the agri-food industry, with operations across Latin America. Directly comparable to Hidrolab on the food analysis and food-process-control product line.

Regional players

• Anamet S.A. Anamet is a Chilean laboratory specialized in chemical analyses including water, metals, and environmental testing. A direct regional competitor in Chile for Hidrolab's water, soil, and mining characterization services.
• CEQUA (Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario): Chilean environmental analysis provider serving mining and academic clients. Comparable as a regional Chilean lab in water and sediment analysis, though smaller and more research-oriented than Hidrolab.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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