ALS Limited agreed to acquire YORK Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

ALS Limited is an Australia-based company that is engaged in the provision of professional technical services. The Company provides services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement and inspection, supporting environmental monitoring, food and pharmaceutical quality assurance, and mining and mineral exploration. The Company’s segments include Commodities and Life Sciences. The Commodities segment provides assaying and analytical testing services and metallurgical services for mining and mineral exploration companies and provides specialist services to the coal industry, such as coal sampling, analysis and certification, formation evaluation services, tribology testing services and related analytical testing. The Life Sciences segment provides analytical testing data to assist consulting and engineering firms, industry, and governments around the world in making informed decisions about environmental, food and pharmaceutical, electronics, consumer products, and animal health.