Inspection of Mineral Products

Security in terms of the weight and quality of your shipments

THE CHALLENGE
International trade is on the rise and involves an increasing number of
players including producers, exporters, importers, traders, banks,
insurance companies, government bodies and international
organizations. In any transaction where goods are bought and sold,
there is a transfer of ownership. The various parties need support from
an independent third party to provide reassurance of the conformity of
cargoes. They also need quick reporting from the field about quality and
quantity or any other specific aspect of the product.

THE SOLUTION
What is inspecting mineral products?
The inspection of mineral products calls for weight and quality checks.
These checks can be carried out at various stages of the product’s life
cycle, and they include checks which are carried out on the extraction or RELATED SERVICES
processing site, in warehouses, at loading/unloading facilities and on
Bureau Veritas offers a wide range of services
board ships. Inspectors from Bureau Veritas inspectors supervise the related to trade facilitation:
operations, visually inspect the goods, take measurements and perform
• Preshipment Inspection (PSI)
weight checks and they also take samples in order to verify the quality by • Control by X-ray Scanner
means of laboratory analyses. • Verification of Conformity (VOC)
A report, which is sent to the client, is drawn up every day during the • VeriVALUE database
operations; from the ship’s arrival at the port of loading right through until • SMARTLane (Bureau Veritas Risk Management
the end of the loading or unloading work. As soon as the Solution)
• Inspection of Agrifood & Commodities
loading/unloading work is complete, an overall report is sent by e-mail. • Crude Oil & Petroleum Products Inspection
• Verification of Wood Products for Export
What are the key benefits? • Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS)
ƒ Security in relation to the quality and the weight (or other • Vehicle Damage Tracking (VDT)
• Vehicle Stock Control (VSC)
parameters) of the products
• Vehicle Lease Inspections
ƒ Ability to react before it is too late and to look after your interests if • General Trade Services
there is a problem • Customs Classification Code Service (CCCS)
ƒ The conclusions of the inspections carried out by third parties can be • Supply Chain Security Services (SCSS)
used as a sales argument. • Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
ƒ The certificates can also be included with the documents presented (C-TPAT)
• Monitoring of Transport Vehicles (Tracking)
with a Letter of Credit
In addition to mineral products inspection Bureau
Veritas also offers:
WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS? • Training
• Audits
Reputation „ One of the world's leading providers of import control and • Consultancy
inspection services. Established in 1828, Bureau Veritas acts as Trade More information is available upon request.
Some of these services are built to be compatible
Facilitation services provider on five continents.
and can be combined to generate efficiency,
Our network „ Our global presence offers you the convenience of consistency and optimization.
international expertise combined with local service where you need it.
Personalized service „ Bureau Veritas adapts its services to your needs. Bureau Veritas has developed and
implemented several solutions to make the service more efficient and to help companies to integrate new stakes and
transform them into operational results.
Recognition „ Bureau Veritas is a member of the IFIA (International Federation of Inspection Agencies).
Internationally recognized by the most important organizations, Bureau Veritas is certified ISO
9001:2000. The inspection activity of the Government Services & International Trade Division is accredited
ISO 17020.
 OUR APPROACH
We carry out our engagements in accordance with our own
internal procedures, which adhere to the conditions laid
down by normalisation bodies and international
professional organisations. They can be summarised as
follows:

• Drawing up the mission statement

The client and Bureau Veritas jointly decide on the
framework and the scope of the inspection. This may
include the specifications for the product to be inspected,
the creation of a specific checklist or a precise definition of
what our work will involve. The format for the reports is
agreed upon with the client so that we can be sure of
meeting his expectations.

• Inspections of mineral products

Once the scope of its engagement has been decided upon,
Bureau Veritas appoints one or more experienced
inspector(s) to work on-site on the basis of the inspection order containing all of the necessary details
(specifications, checklist, etc.)

• Reporting
The report on the work is sent to the local office which, in turn, duly
OUR REFERENCES
informs the client of the progress of the operations and the results of the ¾ Richards Bay – South Africa
inspection. If necessary a final inspection report or a certificate will be BV is carrying out the sampling of ore in
drawn up and given to the client. the port of Richards Bay, in South
Africa. This essentially involves
titanium, rutile, zirconium, chrome,
FAQ cupro-nickel and also ferrochromiums.
The sampling operations are carried out
Do you have your own staff? using conveyer belts or stocks and the
Yes, we use our own structure for most engagements. methods vary a great deal. The various
techniques used are based either on
ISO methods or on the client’s own
What types of product do your inspections cover?
requirements and instructions (although
This family includes a great variety of products such as: minerals, ores, in actual fact these are merely ISO
concentrates, fertilizers, coal & coke, metallurgical products & scrap. methods which have been simplified
according to specific requirements).
What types of services do your inspections cover?
This family includes a great variety of services such as: inspection of ¾ Port of Koper - Slovenia
quality, weight, visual inspection, sampling sample preparation, testing BV is working in the port of Koper,
and analyses, supervision of loading / unloading / transhipment performing surveys and inspections
operations, final inspection at destination. covering:
o Weighing, quality and humidity
sampling,
o Determination of the humidity and
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the granulation

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION

For details about this service, please contact please visit:
GSIT Division – Oil & Minerals Department
Telephone: + 33 (0)1 55 24 77 52
www.bureauveritas.com
e-mail: gsit@bureauveritas.com